[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 25 (Wednesday, February 28, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E239]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          TRIBUTE TO OCEAN COUNTY FREEHOLDER JAMES J. MANCINI

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                            HON. JIM SAXTON

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 28, 1996

  Mr. SAXTON. It is an honor and a privilege to pay tribute to my good 
friend, Ocean County Freeholder and long-time mayor of Long Beach 
Township, James J. Mancini.
  Freeholder Jim Mancini, as chairman of the Ocean County Office on 
Aging, serves the largest senior population in the State of New Jersey. 
Ocean County's nutrition sites, transportation programs for the 
elderly, and senior outreach programs are considered among the finest 
in our State. Freeholder Mancini has worked closely with me through the 
years in our effort to preserve and protect such programs as Social 
Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. His support has been invaluable.
  As liaison to the Ocean County Library Commission, Freeholder Mancini 
has worked tirelessly to expand the system to 17 branches throughout 
the county.
  A former member of New Jersey's General Assembly, he continues to 
serve as mayor of Long Beach Township, a position he has held for 28 
years. This dedicated public servant also serves as chairman of the 
board of Southern Ocean County Hospital and as vice president of the 
Long Beach Island, St. Francis Community Center. The civic associations 
to which he has devoted many hours are too numerous to mention.
  All these associations and activities were carried out while always 
putting his wife, Madeline, and their nine children first.
  The residents of Long Beach Township pay him a great tribute by 
dedicating their municipal facility in his honor and name.
  Jim Mancini represents what is so very good about our country--he is 
an honorable man, a family man, a man who is willing to go the extra 
mile for what is right. He has proven the point of the old saying, ``If 
you want something done, give the job to a busy person.''
  I offer him my personal thanks and the gratitude of all those he has 
so faithfully served throughout the years.
  As he celebrates his 70th birthday among family and friends, I wish 
him all the best that life can offer.

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