Senator Rob Portman – Eastern Europe, ethnic groups and George Voinovich

Senator Rob Portman spoke at the 80th anniversary celebration of the Lithuanian Cultural Garden in Cleveland.  After the event he was asked if his expertise with the Baltic States, Ukraine and Eastern Europe and his strong relationships with the ethnic groups came from the late Senator George Voinovich.  

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Paul Burik of Cultural Gardens on George Voinovich

Paul Burik, past-president of the Cleveland Cultural Gardens Federation, spoke about the passing of Senator George Voinovich.  He spoke about the Serbian and Slovenian Gardens and how the Eastern European community owed much to him.


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Estonian community on passing of Sen. George Voinovich

Erika Puussaar, a Director of the Cleveland Cultural Gardens Federation and delegate to the Estonian Garden, told how grateful the people of the Baltic States of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania were to Senator George Voinovich for his work to get the Baltics into NATO.

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Sheila Crawford of Cultural Gardens on George Voinovich

Sheila Murphy Crawford, president of the Cleveland Cultural Gardens Federation, and her family knew George Voinovich and his family for many years.  In fact, George Voinovich was her paperboy.

Sheila was on hand for the ribbon cutting of a new Cleveland Cultural Gardens Flag when Dan Hanson asked him about the passing of Senator George Voinovich. Sheila answered from a personal perspective and also representing the Gardens.

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Chris Ronayne of University Circle on George Voinovich

Chris Ronayne, President of University Circle Inc. in Cleveland, was on hand for the ribbon cutting of a new Cleveland Cultural Gardens Flag when Dan Hanson asked him about the passing of Senator George Voinovich.
Chris told how George Voinovich was a part of Cleveland.

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Senator George Voinovich at 25th Slovenian Independence Day

Slovenian Consul General Andrej Gregor Rode introduced Senator George Voinovich at the celebration of the 25th anniversary of Slovenian independence in the Rotunda of Cleveland City Hall. Senator Voinovich spoke about the struggle for independence.


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