[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 14 (Thursday, February 6, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                      TRIBUTE TO THOMAS GILMARTIN

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                            HON. JACK QUINN

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, February 6, 1997

  Mr. QUINN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Mr. Thomas Gilmartin, 
on the occasion of his retirement.
  Tom Gilmartin served the town of Hamburg as superintendent for 
buildings and grounds from July 1974 until December 1996. As a former 
Supervisor of the town of Hamburg. I witnessed first-hand Tom's intense 
work ethic, professionalism, and integrity.
  Tom currently also serves as an usher at Saints Peter and Paul Church 
in Hamburg. A prominent Irish-American in western New York, Tom's 
community service includes work with the Knights of Columbus, the 
Irish-American Cultural Association, the Gaelic-American Athletic 
Association, and the Irish Parade Committee. In recognition of that 
dedicated service, volunteerism, and hard work, Tom will serve as the 
grand marshall of the 1998 St. Patrick's Day Parade in the city of 
Buffalo.
  Mr. Speaker, today I would like to join with Tom's wife, Mary; his 
children, Katie, Tom, Tim, and Mary Alice; the town of Hamburg; and 
indeed, our entire western New York community to pay tribute to Mr. 
Thomas Gilmartin. With retirement comes many new opportunities. 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.
  Thank you Tom, for your tireless effort and personal commitment to 
our Western New York community. As you enter retirement, I wish you 
nothing but the best.

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