Monaca Community Hall of Fame to enshrine 3 new members
MONACA ― The Monaca Community Hall of Fame will enshrine its Class of 2023 on Oct. 22.
This 37th induction banquet begins at 6 p.m. at the Monaca Turners. Tickets cost $30 for adults, $15 for children, and can be purchased by calling 724-728-0248 or 724-774-7719. No tickets will be sold at the door.
The three inductees:
Dennis Gillin, 55, who has devoted his time to help burn survivors at West Penn Hospital’s Burn Unit. As a boy, he was seriously wounded in a fire, sustaining burns to 60 percent of his body, 30 percent of which were considered third degree, or full depth. Gillin and two other burn survivors co-founded a program known as Burn Concern, a support group for burn survivors, their family members, care providers to burn victims, and various volunteers. The purpose of this group, was again, to avoid any burn victim from going through the recovery process alone. Gillin also is known to rush to new patients that are hospitalized in the Burn Unit, to provide support immediately following their accidents. He currently resides in Aliquippa.
Dr. Kevin Lee Glass, a 1979 Monaca High graduate, completed his residency and fellowship at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Internal Medicine. Glass has held numerous professional positions, such as staff internist at the 121st General Hospital in Seoul, South Korea, instructor in medicine for the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, staff pulmonologist for the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, where he was also a member of the Critical Care Air Transport Team, and his current practice as a physician in the private practice sector with the Pulmonary and Critical Care Specialists of Northern Virginia. Glass has earned numerous awards and honors as a physician and is a diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine in Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care Medicine, and Sleep Medicine.
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Robert Svihra, a 1960 Monaca High graduate, served in the U.S. Navy, where he was assigned to board the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the USS Enterprise. Studying chemistry and electronics at Geneva College, Svihra established AgHog Pittsburgh Co. Inc., a silver recovery and recycling company. He also established Nesar, which was responsible for many modern-day technologies. Svihra is credited with the creation of the Mines & Meadows ATV and RV Resort in Wampum. He provided assistance with the start-ups of Millennium Cycle and Global Sign & Design Companies. He died on May 21, 2014.
Scott Tady is entertainment editor of The Times and easy to reach at stady@timesonline.com.
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