[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 80 (Tuesday, June 10, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1155]
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                   TRIBUTE TO JUDGE RUDOLPH A. SACCO

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                           HON. JOHN W. OLVER

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 10, 1997

  Mr. OLVER. Mr. Speaker, balancing the scales of justice is often a 
very difficult task. The work of a judge is demanding, complex, and 
difficult, and it takes a very rare breed to handle the job 
successfully.
  I am honored to have such a judge within the First Congressional 
District of Massachusetts. During his 23 years on the bench, Probate 
Court Judge Rudolph A. Sacco has admirably served the citizens of 
western Massachusetts.
  A Boston College and Suffolk Law School graduate, Judge Sacco has 
never forgotten where he comes from. As an alumnus of Pittsfield High 
School, Judge Sacco returned to Berkshire County with his degrees, 
prepared to give back to the community.
  After some years in private practice, Judge Sacco was appointed as a 
special probate judge in 1973. He flourished in that part-time 
position, and was named a full judge in 1979.
  As probate judge, Rudolph Sacco has logged thousands and thousands of 
miles traveling the beautiful landscape of western Massachusetts. His 
territory not only covered his home Berkshire County, but Hampshire, 
Hampden, and Franklin Counties as well. But Judge Sacco has done much 
more for his community than doling out justice. In 1957, He--along with 
his wife, the former Katherine Turschmann--founded Camp Karu, a day 
camp for area children.
  Judge Sacco is also a proud father and grandfather, and has been an 
inspiration to his family.
  I join with the Berkshire, Hampden, Hampshire, and Franklin Bar 
Associations, as well as the Massachusetts Bar Association, in saluting 
Judge Sacco for his 23 years of dedicated service. I join with the 
members of the legal community in recognizing his achievements and in 
hoping that he will continue to offer his talents to western 
Massachusetts and the court system.
  Probate Judge Rudolph A. Sacco serves as an inspiration to his 
community and the up-coming crop of members of the bench. I would like 
to express my best wishes to Judge Sacco and his family at this special 
time. His contributions will never be forgotten.

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