[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 49 (Wednesday, April 23, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S3564]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 TRIBUTE TO EVELYN MARCONI FOR BEING AWARDED THE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT 
                                 AWARD

 Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire. Mr. President, I rise today to pay 
tribute to Evelyn Marconi of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, for being 
honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Rotary Club of 
Portsmouth.
  Evelyn has been my friend for more than a decade. I can think of no 
one more deserving of the recognition she is receiving by the 
Portsmouth Rotary Club.
  She has given her life to public and community service. Evelyn has 
served on the Portsmouth City Council for 10 years, four of those years 
as assistant mayor. In 1989 she was nominated for the prestigious 
Norris Cotton Republican of The Year Award.
  Evelyn has also been a cornerstone of business in Portsmouth and is 
known to everyone as she owns and operates the landmark Geno's Coffee 
Shop. In 1980 former U.S. Senator Gordon Humphrey recognized Evelyn's 
business leadership and appointed her as a delegate to the Small 
Business Conference where she participated in the Women in Business and 
Capital Formation and Retention. She also was a delegate to the New 
Hampshire Constitutional Convention.
  Evelyn's community involvements range from organizing fundraisers to 
keeping the local Pierce Island Pool open for the children, to being a 
member of several foundations, committees and executive boards and 
serving as the first woman president of the Navy League of the United 
States.
  Among her neighbors Evelyn is known as a compassionate and concerned 
person who makes chicken soup for the sick, helps out with babysitting 
and works to secure anonymous donations of food or clothing for the 
underprivileged. Evelyn has been known to go out in a blizzard to 
deliver food to shut-ins when the city's ``meals on wheels'' was 
canceled due to bad weather.
  Evelyn is always willing to take responsibility, whether to organize 
rides to the cancer treatment center for local patients, giving rides 
on election day to any voter, chairing committees or helping people in 
need. Whatever she commits to, she always does an outstanding job.
  Mr. President, Evelyn has dedicated her time, talent and energy to 
serving the residents of Portsmouth in an exemplary way. I am proud to 
know Evelyn, and to honor her outstanding community commitment, which 
is so important to the future and prosperity of Portsmouth. We are 
indeed indebted to Evelyn for her efforts in business, public service 
and community dedication. Congratulations to my friend, Evelyn Marconi, 
for this distinguished recognition. I am honored to represent her in 
the U.S. Senate.

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