[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 53 (Tuesday, April 29, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E779-E780]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  TRIBUTE TO THOMAS S. BELLAVIA, M.D.

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                        HON. BILL PASCRELL, JR.

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 29, 1997

  Mr. PASCRELL.  Mr. Speaker, I would like to bring to your attention 
Dr. Thomas S. Bellavia who is being honored by the New Jersey State 
Opera for his support of the arts and their organization.
  Thomas is a graduate of New York University and the University of 
Rome, where he earned his medical degree and holds teaching 
appointments at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, 
the Hackensack Medical Center. He is also an associate professor at 
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.
  Thomas attended the U.S. Army Field Medical School at Fort Sam 
Houston in 1968 and served as a major in the U.S. Army Medical Corps. 
An active member of the medical community, Thomas has been involved 
with numerous local, State, and national professional societies. He has 
served on the Governor's Committee on Cost Containment, as vice-
chairman of the Medical Assistance Advisory Council to the State of New 
Jersey Board of Human Services, and as a member of the Department of 
Health and Human Service's Managed Care Task Force among other 
positions.
  In addition to his distinguished professional achievements, Thomas 
has served as a jail physician at the Bergen County Jail and at the 
school and sports physician for Becton Regional High School, Rutherford 
High School, St. Joseph's School, and the New Jersey Sports and 
Exposition Authority. He has been

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the recipient of many awards including the Civilian Service Award from 
the Bergen County Policeman's Benevolent Association, the Humanitarian 
of the Year Award from the Boys Town of Italy, and Lo Stivale D'Oro. 
Thomas is also the founder and current president of the Italian-
American Political Action Committee and has been awarded the Cavaliere 
delle Stato from the Italian Government in April 1995.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that you join me, our colleagues, and Thomas' 
family and friends, in recognizing the outstanding and invaluable 
service to the community of Dr. Thomas S. Bellavia.

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