[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 84 (Monday, June 10, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1045]
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            BILL SICKLICK REMEMBERED AT GOUVERNEUR HOSPITAL

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                        HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 10, 1996

  Mrs. MALONEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the memory of a 
beloved constituent, Bill Sicklick. Today, the Gouverneur Hospital 
Nursing Facility Diagnostic and Treatment Center in my district is 
dedicating a new conference area to be named the William ``Bill'' 
Sicklick Conference Room. This room could not be dedicated to a more 
worthy person.
  Bill Sicklick died on April 25, 1995, and his passing affected the 
Grand Street Cooperative Village immensely. During the years he lived 
among us, he was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, son-in-law, 
neighbor, and friend. He walked our streets looking out for his 
neighbors as an auxiliary policeman, and he rose to become an officer 
of this group, earning the respect and admiration of the New York 
Police Department and fellow auxiliary members. Bill also served on 
community planning board three for almost 25 years where he was elected 
as both vice chair and secretary.
  Despite all of his other community service positions, Bill's fondest 
service was the 20 years he served as a member and chairperson of the 
skilled nursing facility committee of the Gouverneur Community Advisory 
Board. He loved the patients, and they loved him. He served them well--
taking them for walks in their wheelchairs, dropping by to chat, and 
keeping an eye out to see that all was well in the SNF unit.
  Bill Sicklick was well known for his dedication and commitment to 
Gouverneur Hospital, its patients, and the Lower East Side community. 
It is only fitting that a room in this hospital should bear his name. I 
respectfully urge my colleagues to take a moment today to remember Bill 
Sicklick--a man who represented everything that is noble about 
community service.

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