[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 54 (Wednesday, April 24, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E612]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING JAMES J. SWEENY

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                            HON. BILL BAKER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 23, 1996

  Mr. BAKER of California. Mr. Speaker, Moraga, CA, is a lovely city in 
the heart of my congressional district. It is a great place to live, 
work, raise a family, and develop a true sense of community with one's 
friends and neighbors. Moraga is the kind of place many Americans 
idealize as representative of the best small town virtues--except that 
in Moraga, these ideals are realities.
  This year's Moraga Citizen of the Year is Jim Sweeny. The list of 
Jim's contributions to the Moraga community is remarkable. His two-term 
tenure as the town's mayor, his work with the Moraga Fire Protection 
District Board of Commissioners, his service with the Moraga Chamber of 
Commerce and the Hearst Art Gallery, and his involvement with a host of 
other organizations is the stuff of local legend. His faithful service 
is a tribute to his dedication to making Moraga the wonderful place it 
is.
  Too often we fail to honor the people who care enough to make a 
decisive difference in our local communities. Jim Sweeny is such a 
person, and is richly deserving of recognition as Moraga's Citizen of 
the Year. After all, citizenship is about loyalty to the people and 
institutions that comprise a good and decent society. In so many ways, 
Jim Sweeny defines what true citizenship is all about. I am very 
pleased to recognize this outstanding American in the Congressional 
Record.

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