2028 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS, Vol. 158, Pt. 2 February 16, 2012 HONORING THE MONROEVILLE a proud 1973 graduate of Admiral King High Kiedrowski logo) was crowned the first Paczki JUNIOR HIGH ROBOTICS TEAM School, named for Fleet Admiral Ernest J. Ball King. King, a Lorain native and Chief of Naval Oper- The Paczki Ball was moved to Lorain HON. JO BONNER ations during WWII. Tim was a drummer in the Catholic High School in 1999, a larger venue, OF ALABAMA Admiral King (HS) Admirals band, as well as and 375 tickets were sold. In 2002, the event IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES in numerous local rock-n-roll bands. moved to DeLuca’s Place in the Park, a large Shortly after his high school graduation, in party center owned by Tim’s former boss, Thursday, February 16, 2012 search of employment, Tim was hired by Leonard DeLuca. In 2003, the production of Mr. BONNER. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to Leonard DeLuca, the owner of DeLuca’s Bak- paczki as well as the Paczki Ball were shine the spotlight on a talented and dedi- ery in Downtown Lorain. Len soon entrusted videotaped by Army Armstrong for a film that cated group of young people from Southwest Tim with the responsibility of opening the bak- would debut the following year. In this same Alabama whose hard work and ingenuity have ery every morning to start the preparation of year, new entertainment was added at the garnered them much-deserved national rec- baked goods for the day. Tim continued to ball, the ‘‘Presentation of the Paczkis’’, was ognition. work at DeLuca’s Bakery until 1975 and con- the hit of the party, and continues to this day. On February, 7, 2012, students from Mon- tinued playing drums in area bands. In 2011, Kiedrowski’s Bakery sold over 50,000 roeville Junior High School’s robotics team Tim married his sweetheart, Terri Girz in paczkis during the Lenten season. participated in the second annual White House 1977, and wanting more job security, he be- Life is never easy as a bakery owner. Tim Presidential Science Fair where they person- came a welder for P.C. Campana, Inc. in 1975 and Terri had four boys: Matthew, Mark, Mi- ally demonstrated their robotic creations for until 1981. A downturn in the local economy chael and Timmy, and there were nights that President Obama. From all reports, the Presi- caused many layoffs, and Tim was one of the the boys did their homework and slept at the dent was duely impressed. casualties. Terri continued her work as an OB- bakery while their parents did ‘‘prep work’’ for Monroeville Junior High was the only Ala- GYN Registered Nurse at St. Joseph Hospital the next day’s business. Terri became a self- bama school and the only BEST school robot- in Lorain, and Tim became ‘Mr. Mom’ for their taught cake decorator, working on birthday, ics team to receive an invitation to this pres- family for the next 2 years. graduation and wedding cakes at night after tigious national event. On Christmas Eve, 1983, Tim was hired as her shift was done at the hospital. Proud of Monroeville Junior High is one of 24 Ala- a baker at the Simply Delicious Bakery in their Catholic upbringing, Tim and Terri sent bama schools currently participating in the Downtown Amherst, Ohio. Tim enjoyed his re- their boys to St. Anthony’s elementary school Boosting Engineering Science and Technology turn to the ‘‘dough business’’, but 1 month into followed by Lorain Catholic High School. Tim (BEST) program, which introduces students to the job, the owner of the bakery declared never had the opportunity to go to college, but engineering and technology and teaches the bankruptcy and asked Tim if he wanted to be- encouraged his sons to further their education. skills needed for today’s high-tech workforce. come chief cook and bottlewasher. Never Each of the boys went on to college to earn Monroeville Junior High has also competed afraid of a challenge, Tim and Terri took out their respective degrees. in the Great Freight Robotics Challenge bring- a small business loan to buy the bakery. At the beginning of the Lenten season in ing home many awards including the 1st Place Proud of their Polish heritage, the name was 2011, Tim was notified that he was a finalist Five Star Award (overall winner). They also officially changed to Kiedrowski’s Simply Deli- for the first-ever ‘‘Best Bakery in America’’ on- competed in the Jubilee BEST Robotics Com- cious Bakery as of November, 1984. They re- line contest, sponsored by Baking Buyer Mag- petition in Mobile, winning several awards and mained in Downtown Amherst for 11 years. azine and Dawn Foods. With creative brain- qualifying to advance to South’s BEST Re- Accidents can be disastrous in a bakery, but storming over the course of 6 weeks, gional Competition hosted by Auburn Univer- the ‘‘snoogle accident’’ was a welcome one for Kiedrowski’s Simply Delicious Bakery was de- sity. At that event, the team brought home the the Kiedrowski’s. Late one evening in the bak- clared the winner, with more than 50 percent 3rd Place Engineering Notebook Award out of ery, Tim was preparing Ladylocks and Terri of the votes cast. Tim remarked that all of his 50 champion teams from across the eastern was working on a batch of cheese Danish. years of hard work provided him with his hon- half of the country. With leftover ingredients, these two happy orary ‘‘Degree of Baking’’, but the Best Bakery After their visit to the White House last bakers set out to create something new. A lit- in America Award provided him with the vali- week, the students arrived on Capitol Hill tle of this, a little of that, and voila!, the dation. where it was my honor to personally welcome Snoogle was born. These airy, cheese-filled Kiedrowski’s has celebrated its Polish herit- them and talk to them about their achieve- concoctions have become Kiedrowski’s big- age for 28 years through baking, and plans to ments. These students have proven that age gest seller, and in April, 2011, they were share their delicious pastries for many years is no limitation to teamwork and success. awarded a patent for the Snoogle®. It is not to come as they sweeten America’s palate as A special congratulations goes to each of unusual for the bakery to sell 100 dozen over America’s Best Bakery. the Monroeville Junior High robotics team the course of a weekend. f members: Morgan Ard, Sarah Baker In 1994, Tim and his crew packed up the Barnhardt, Andrew Cahill, Laken Cole, Tiara mixers, ovens and all of the baking ingredients TRIBUTE TO PHILIP GIBBS GROSE, Dean, Jessica Feaster, Lindsay James, Kaitlyn and moved into their current location at 2267 JR. Johnson, Octavia Johnson, Terrance Johnson, Cooper Foster Park Road in Amherst. Ellissa Kidd, Jadarrius Kidd, Robert Knight, In 1997, again on Christmas Eve, Tim and HON. JAMES E. CLYBURN Maggie Ray, Jada Robbins, Desmond Ste- Terri started brainstorming about ways to get OF SOUTH CAROLINA vens, and Titus Walker. customers into the bakery during the January IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ‘‘slow season.’’ After much discussion with On behalf of the people of Alabama, a job Thursday, February 16, 2012 well done, Monroeville Junior High! family and friends, Tim proposed to host an f old-fashioned Polish wedding (aka The Paczki Mr. CLYBURN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Ball) just before Lent. Naysayers told Tim he pay tribute to a great public servant, author IN HONOR OF TIM KIEDROWSKI could never organize this type of feast in 6- and dear friend. Philip Gibbs Grose lost his WHO FOR DECADES HAS WORKED weeks time, but he set out to prove them three year battle with leukemia on February 3, TO PRESERVE AND CELEBRATE wrong. With a few ads on local radio stations 2012. This South Carolina native contributed POLISH CULTURE AND HERIT- WEOL and WOBL as well as word-of-mouth, to his beloved State’s history through his work AGE Tim and Terri hoped to sell 100 tickets to the in public policy and helped to preserve its his- first Paczki Ball in 1998, held at the Knights of tory through his writings about the people who HON. MARCY KAPTUR Columbus Hall in Lorain. Party-goers quickly influenced the times in which he lived. OF OHIO lined up at the door, and after 150 tickets Phil was born in Greenville, SC to Philip G. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES were sold, the remaining guests had to be Grose, Sr., and Helen Layne Thompson Grose turned away. Karol Kiedrowski Peltz was on April 5, 1938. He was raised in Charlotte Thursday, February 16, 2012 crowned the first Paczki Ball Queen. Joseph and was a 1960 graduate of Washington and Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, entrepreneur Girz, Terri’s father and well-known as ‘‘Dough- Lee University. He did graduate work at the Tim Kiedrowski grew up in Lorain, Ohio and is boy Joe’’ (and the inspiration for the University of South Carolina and received an

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He joined the staff fulltime two grandsons, Harrison and David Williams. were also part of the advance Allied troops after graduating from Washington and Lee, Mr. Speaker, I ask that you and my col- that liberated the Dachau concentration camp. covering sports and general news. In 1963, leagues join me in celebrating the life of Phil When the war ended and the United States after a year in New York as a writer for Broad- G. Grose. He was an individual who helped declared victory, President Harry Truman, pre- casting Magazine, Phil came to Columbia join- shape history and preserve it for future gen- sented the 442nd Regimental Combat Team ing the sports staff of The State. He went on erations. In addition, he was a great friend, not with its seventh President Unit Citation on the to become business editor and governmental only to me, but to all who knew him. He will White House lawn and aptly observed: ‘‘You affairs editor before leaving his newspaper ca- be sorely missed, but his contributions will re- have fought not only the enemy, but prejudice reer to enter the political arena. main forever. and you have won.’’ In 1968, Phil became a speechwriter for f Along with the 442nd Regimental Combat Governor Robert McNair. It was a tumultuous Team, another cohort of Japanese-Americans time in South Carolina at the height of the civil A TRIBUTE TO THE NISEI served in the Military Intelligence Service rights movement. Phil was greatly affected by SOLDIERS OF WORLD WAR II (’’MIS’’), made up of approximately 6,000 Nisei the times, and, from his role behind the soldiers attached to combat units in the Pacific scenes, began pushing for South Carolina to HON. JIM COSTA Theater. These soldiers intercepted radio break the bonds of its Jim Crow past. He con- OF CALIFORNIA transmissions, translated enemy documents, tinued those efforts when he joined the staff of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES interrogated enemy prisoners of war, volun- Governor McNair’s successor, John Carl Thursday, February 16, 2012 teered for reconnaissance and covert intel- West, as executive assistant for communica- ligence missions, and persuaded enemy com- tions and race relations. One of the first ac- Mr. COSTA. Mr. Speaker, I am joined by my batants to surrender. Eventually, some of tions he persuaded Governor West to take colleagues Mr. CARDOZA, Mr. DENHAM, Mr. these MIS soldiers went on to serve during the was to hire a young man named JAMES CLY- HONDA, Ms. MATSUI and Mr. SCHIFF, to pay post-war occupation of Japan, assisting with BURN to serve as the first African American tribute to the outstanding military service and the country’s transition to a democratic form of advisor to a sitting South Carolina governor. patriotism of the Japanese American men and government, and helping to maintain a stable The year was 1971, and since that time Phil women who served in the United States mili- relationship between Japan and the United and I were fast friends. tary during World War II. Over thirty-thousand States. Phil went on to hold other positions in state second-generation Americans of Japanese an- On October 5, 2010, the United States Con- government as deputy director of the Depart- cestry, also known as ‘‘Nisei’’ served in the gress unanimously passed Public Law 111– ment of Social Services and executive director various branches of the U.S. military while 254, the law conferring the Congressional of the State Reorganization Commission. He their families were living in barbed-wire en- Gold Medal, the nation’s highest civilian honor, was founder and executive director of the Ex- closed internment camps scattered throughout to members of the 100th Battalion, 442nd ecutive Institute that provided leadership train- remote regions of the country. Regimental Combat Team and Military Intel- ing for state government administrators, and I On February 19, 1942 President Franklin D. ligence Service. President Obama signed the was one of his first recruits and graduated Roosevelt signed Executive Order No. 9066, law, and on November 2, 2011, Members of from the Executive Institute when I was serv- essentially allowing the forcible relocation and Congress presented these medals to a num- ing as South Carolina Human Affairs Commis- internment of Japanese Americans across the ber of Nisei veterans at Emancipation Hall in sioner. United States; citizens and non-citizens alike. Washington, DC. After retiring from state government, Phil be- As a result, more than 120,000 Americans of Approximately 500 Nisei soldiers from came a senior fellow at the University of South Japanese ancestry, mainly from parts of Merced, Madera, Fresno, Kings and Tulare Carolina’s Institute for Southern Studies, Washington, Oregon, California and Arizona, Counties served in the 100th Infantry Bat- where he wrote about subjects he knew well were detained for nearly three years without talion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team, Mili- and about which was very passionate—the charges or trials and without the basic civil lib- tary Intelligence Service, Counter Intelligence governorships of Robert McNair and John erties guaranteed to all Americans by the Con- Corps, Women’s Army Corp and other military West. ‘‘South Carolina at the Brink: Robert stitution. units, including: McNair and the Politics of Civil Rights’’ and Prior to that, on January 19, 1942, six S. Sgt. Kazuo Komoto of Sanger (MIS), the ‘‘Looking for Utopia: The Life and Times of weeks after the Imperial Japanese Navy’s at- first Nisei Purple Heart recipient of World War John C. West’’ offered great insights into tack on Pearl Harbor, Japanese Americans II; Sgt. Mac Nobuo Nagata of Sanger (MIS), these complicated men and the their contribu- were reclassified by the Selective Service as Legion of Merit recipient who led the 1st lin- tions to South Carolina’s rich history. He had enemy aliens, ineligible to be drafted. Subse- guist team to Southwest Pacific Command; S. recently begun work on a history of Francis quently, the U.S. Department of War chose to Sgt. Kazuo Otani of Visalia (442 RCT) and Marion University in Florence, South Carolina. activate the 100th Battalion, a racially-seg- PFC Joe Nishimoto of Caruthers (442 RCT), Phil and I had also been collaborating on my regated unit composed of Nisei volunteers recipients of the Medal of Honor and among memoir for several years. He was a member from Hawaii who passed loyalty tests to fight 24 Nisei soldiers from Central California killed of my inner circle who knew my experiences in the European Theater. This unit became in action. almost as well as I did myself. His personal in- known as the Purple Heart Battalion due to its PFC Jay Shiroyama of Laton (442 RCT), sights and his talent for writing were invalu- high casualty rate. With these Japanese- one of eight men from I Company that first able in helping me with this project. Americans setting the example, the War De- made contact with the 121 men of the 141st He was also very active in the community. partment established the 442nd Regimental Texas Regiment (Lost Battalion); PFC Tom Phil served on advisory boards of the USC Combat Team, a racially-segregated unit com- Uyeoka of Salinas (522nd Field Artillery Bat- School of Arts and Science, the Journalism posed of Nisei volunteers from confinement talion), settled in Fresno after the war, and School and School of Nursing, and on the sites. helped liberate Jews at the infamous Dachau board of visitors of Columbia College. He was The 442nd Regimental Combat Team, Concentration Camp; and S. Sgt. Mikio a president of Workshop Theater and worked which came to include the 100th Infantry Bat- Uchiyama of Fowler (MIS and CIC), an attor- in numerous Midlands United Way campaigns. talion, spearheaded numerous battles, fought ney during the war crimes trials in Japan, who He served four years as the South Carolina valiantly and courageously and is widely re- later became the first Asian-American judge in representative on the Southern Growth Poli- garded as the most decorated unit in Amer- Fresno County. cies Board and the Council on State Govern- ican history for its size and length of service, On February 19, 2012, the Central Cali- ments. He was a member of the Kosmos with seven Presidential Unit Citations, 21 Med- fornia District Council of the Japanese Amer- Club, a former board member of the Caesar’s als of Honor, 29 Distinguished Service ican Citizens League, the oldest and largest Head Community Center, a member of Crosses, 560 Silver Stars, 4,000 Bronze Stars Asian American civil rights organization in

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