[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 71 (Tuesday, May 2, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E911]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                          CITIZENS OF THE YEAR

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                         HON. MICHAEL P. FORBES

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 2, 1995
  Mr. FORBES. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to 
honor a few very important people from eastern Long Island. Mike 
Leonardi, Rita Rech, Terri Germano, and Paul Casiano will all be 
honored on Friday May 5, 1995 for their exemplary service to the 
community by receiving the Bay Area Civic Association's Third Annual 
Citizen of the Year Award. Each of these individuals has distinguished 
themselves in the community in his or her own way. Mike Leonardi is not 
only the Mastic Beach fire commissioner, but an assistant to the 
Brookhaven Town Council. Rita Rech is an active member of both the Bay 
Area Civic Association and the Mastic Park Civic Association. She 
embodies the true volunteer spirit in all of her activities. Beyond her 
service to eastern Long Island as a library employee, Terri Germano has 
dedicated time to the coordination of events for the Smith Point Beach 
Youth Project. Paul Casiano, as principal of Moriches Elementary 
School, has led them to become a National School of Excellence. 
Throughout his career, Paul Casiano has been an important link between 
his students and the community participating in both community and 
district activities. I would like to commend these dedicated members of 
the Long Island community for their service and dedication. We are 
proud and lucky to have them as neighbors.


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