[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 82 (Thursday, June 12, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1204]
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                  WE WILL TRULY MISS LONG ISLAND DANNY

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                         HON. CAROLYN McCARTHY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 12, 1997

  Mrs. McCARTHY of New York. Mr. Speaker, this past Friday on June 6, 
1997, Long Island lost a true champion. The loss of this person was a 
tremendous blow to people from all walks of life he lent a helping hand 
to. Daniel A. Lehner was an entrepreneur who ran a successful newspaper 
delivery business and a restaurant. However, he was more than just 
another successful businessman--he was a person who used his business 
acumen and prosperity to benefit the community he lived and worked in.
  His generosity shined through his efforts to help Long Island while 
president on the Nassau County Council of Chambers of Commerce, a 
member of the Association for a Better Long Island, and a member of the 
Long Island National Guard.
  Long Islanders will remember his unceasing efforts to revive Nassau 
County's mom and pop type retail establishments. Nonviolent offenders 
will remember their Christmas present of freedom when he posted bail 
for them. Charity organizations will remember a certain Phantom of the 
Opera performance whose proceeds were dedicated to them by Mr. Lehner 
who bought out the performance. Nassau County's Chambers of Commerce 
will not soon forget the advocacy work he did by bringing the 
importance of Long Island's small businesses into the media spotlight 
and into the minds of politicians and ordinary citizens.
  His selfless actions in life were rewarded by the joy he brought into 
the hearts of so many. The people of Long Island will truly miss the 
man we all referred to as Long Island Danny.

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