[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 62 (Wednesday, May 18, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                     IN HONOR OF RAPHAEL BELLUOMINI

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                        HON. FORTNEY PETE STARK

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 18, 1994

  Mr. STARK. Mr. Speaker, today I would like to take a few minutes to 
recognize Raphael Belluomini's distinguished career of service to the 
schools of the San Francisco Bay area.
  For almost 40 years, Mr. Belluomini has served California's children, 
as classroom teacher, principal, director of secondary education, and 
superintendent of the Fremont Unified School District. In that time, he 
has stressed hands-on involvement by parents in their children's 
education. His keen sense of judgment has been heralded by employee 
groups and management alike.
  In 1955, he began his service as an elementary school teacher. In 
1965, he became a vice-principal of Mt. Diablo High School and, 3 short 
years later, became the high school's principal, a position he held for 
11 years. Mr. Belluomini came to the Freemont Unified School District 
in 1983 as assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction. In 
this position, he was responsible for the development of an outstanding 
curriculum that has been the model for the East Bay area. In 1987, Mr. 
Belluomini became the superintendent of the Freemont Unified School 
District and, for the past 7 years, has overseen the education of 
28,000 students annually.
  For his dedication, Mr. Belluomini has received numerous awards, 
among which are the PTA Honorary Service Award in 1993 and the PTA 
Golden Oak Award in 1994.
  I would like to join with those who have recognized Mr. Belluomini 
for his life-long commitment to the education of our children and his 
outstanding abilities as teacher and administrator.
  Raphael Belluomini will be sorely missed by the Freemont Unified 
School District. I wish him happiness and success in all of his future 
endeavors.

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