During House session on Sept. 24, Rep. Day recognized former Rep. Joseph Zeller, a current resident of New Tripoli, on the House floor on the occasion of his 100th birthday. Throughout his life, former Rep. Zeller has been a witness to history. He is a veteran of two wars – World War II and Korea, where he served in the U.S. Navy. He then attended Penn State-Allentown, where he used his training as a chief aviation electrician in the Navy to receive a degree in industrial electrical engineering. He is a union advocate and 77-year member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and now a proud member of Allentown Local 375. He served on borough council in Emmaus for four years and as mayor there for two. He was elected to the 134th District in 1970 and he served for five terms.

Recently, Rep. Gary Day presented Kevin Damato of Macungie with a congratulatory citation from the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for earning the rank of Eagle Scout. Damato is a member of Troop 72 of Camp Spirit in Fogelsville, and the son of Robert J. Damato and Lynn C. Towler. For his community service project, Damato built two maintenance free picnic tables with benches for exterior use at the Salvation Army in Bethlehem. During his time in the Scouts, he has served as patrol leader, senior patrol leader, assistant patrol leader and scribe.