[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 48 (Thursday, April 28, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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    JONESVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT, TWO VETERAN FIREFIGHTERS ARE HONORED

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                        HON. GERALD B.H. SOLOMON

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 28, 1994

  Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, those of you who have been in my office 
have noticed the many fire hats lining the wall of the reception area. 
That's a token of the high respect I have for volunteer firefighters in 
our rural areas. I'd especially like to tell you about two of them 
today.
  Their names are Kenneth Noyes and Lou Pasquarell. They have been 
firefighters for 64 and 58 years, respectively.
  On May 28, their unit, the Jonesville Fire Department in Clifton 
Park, NY, will be celebrating 75 years of providing fire protection to 
the community. Such volunteer companies save countless lives and 
billions of dollars worth of property in New York State alone every 
year. Imagine how many people and how much property Ken Noyes and Lou 
Pasquarell have saved since they joined. Imagine how many times they 
have literally dropped whatever they were doing to respond to a 
neighbor in danger, or a building enveloped in flames.
  These volunteer firefighters come in all shapes, sizes, races, 
creeds, occupations, and income levels. What they have in common is a 
selfless desire to help their neighbors, which they often do at a 
moment's notice and under a variety of hardships and dangers. This is 
the American spirit at its best.
  As a volunteer firefighter myself for a quarter of a century, I am 
positively awed at the long service of Ken Noyes and Lou Pasquarell. 
They're both real heroes, in my book, and I am extraordinarily proud of 
them.
  In fact, every member of the Jonesville Fire Department is a hero, 
and so are their supportive families.
  And so, Mr. Speaker, I ask all Members to join me in congratulating 
the Jonesville Fire Department for 75 years of outstanding service. And 
let us further salute Ken Noyes and Lou Pasquarell, two men who 
represent the spirit of voluntarism that has made America great.

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