[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 71 (Tuesday, May 2, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E907]
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       A PROCLAMATION CONGRATULATING PHYLLIS RICCADONNA

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                           HON. ROBERT W. NEY

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 2, 1995
  Mr. NEY. Mr. Speaker, I commend the following article to my 
colleagues:

       Whereas, Phyllis Riccadonna, Director of the Jefferson 
     County Victim-Assistance program, received the Outstanding 
     Victim's Services Practitioner Award at the seventh annual 
     Ohio Victims of Crime Compensation Program's Recognition 
     Awards Ceremony that was held in Columbus, Ohio on April 20, 
     1995; and
       Whereas, Phyllis Riccadonna received this award for having 
     consistently demonstrated foresight, caring and sensitivity 
     for crime victims; and
       Whereas, Phyllis Riccadonna, working with judges, 
     prosecutors, and offenders, served more than 500 victims in 
     1994; and
       Whereas, Phyllis Riccadonna developed the Ohio Valley 
     Chapter of the Compassionate Friends, serves as aboard member 
     of a local women's shelter and is now working to form a 
     domestic-violence task force; and
       Whereas, Jefferson County is a better place in which to 
     live because of the work of Phyllis Riccadonna; and
       Whereas, the residents of Jefferson County and the 
     surrounding areas of Ohio, with a real sense of pleasure, 
     join me in commending Mrs. Riccadonna as an outstanding 
     Victims' Advocate.
     

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