[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 82 (Thursday, June 6, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1011]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO ALBERT THOMPSON

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                            HON. JACK QUINN

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 5, 1996

  Mr. QUINN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and honor the 
distinguished service of Mr. Albert Thompson, an educator who has 
served the Buffalo City School District with distinction as 
Superintendent of Schools, on the occasion of his retirement.
  Throughout his brilliant career with the Buffalo City School 
District, Albert Thompson dedicated his life to the enhancement of our 
city's schools, and proved himself to be strong voice in our community.
  Mr. Thompson received his Master of Science in Industrial Arts 
Education from the State University College at Buffalo in 1964, and his 
Secondary School Administrator at Canisius College in 1970.
  Aside from his steady involvement with the Buffalo City School Board, 
Mr. Thompson is a member of the Board of Trustees of Medaille College, 
member of the Board of Directors for the Greater Buffalo Opera Company, 
member of the Board of Directors for the Community Music School, and a 
member of the Board of Directors of the Junior Achievement of Western 
New York, as well as several other organizations. Albert Thompson has 
also served the State of New York as a member of Governor Cuomo's 
``Task Force on Creating Career Pathways for Youth in New York State.''
  In addition to the numerous awards he has received, Mr. Thompson has 
been invited to meet with President Clinton regarding education 
legislation.
  With retirement comes many opportunities, several personal, many 
professional. May he meet every opportunity with the same enthusiasm 
and vigor in which he demonstrated throughout his brilliant career; and 
may those opportunities be as fruitful as those in his past.
  Mr. Speaker, today I join with the Thompson family, his colleagues, 
friends, the Buffalo City School District, all of us who have served as 
educators, and indeed, the entire western New York community, to honor 
Superintendent Albert Thompson for his dedication, hard work, and 
commitment to our community and its education.

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