Remember Mayor Henry Eberle

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Ms. SCANLON. Mr. Speaker, Henry Eberle, better known as ``Mayor Hank,'' served as the mayor of Ridley Park for 28 years before his death last month at the age of 91.

From student council president at Sharon Hill High to a standout athlete at Franklin & Marshall College where he was inducted in the hall of fame, Hank was a born leader.

Hank raised a family in ``Delco,'' where he became an executive at Sun Company and was active with his church and local civic groups.

In retirement, he visited every national park in the continental U.S. during dozens of cross-country road trips. Hank will long be remembered as a quintessential small-town mayor. As mayor of Ridley Park, he showed up at every community event, emceeing the Fourth of July parade in his trademark top hat and striped socks, greeting neighbors at the farmers market and Victorian Fair, and officiating at over 100 weddings.

He was a tireless advocate for revitalization of Ridley Park's business district and rebuilding the Sellers Avenue bridge.

Mayor Hank's humor, humility, and purpose will be deeply missed across our community.

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