[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 102 (Thursday, July 17, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1456-E1457]
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                       IN MEMORY OF DAVID L. CINI

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                           HON. SAM GEJDENSON

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 17, 1997

  Mr. GEJDENSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today with great sadness to pay 
tribute to David L.

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Cini, a man who will long be remembered for his service to his family, 
to Connecticut, and to his beloved town of East Lyme. Mr. Cini passed 
away yesterday after a long illness.
  The incredible courage he showed these last years has truly been 
inspiring. Despite physical challenges that would daunt most people, 
Mr. Cini never stopped working. Just last month I joined him on the 
town's waterfront to announce that a long-held goal of securing funding 
for a boardwalk had finally been achieved. For years he has worked to 
bring sensible development to the waterfront area of East Lyme. When we 
finally open the boardwalk, it will be with great sorrow that he will 
not be there to open it with us. I hope that the town will see fit to 
build that boardwalk in his honor.
  Mr. Cini was not well, but he never stopped. He conducted the town's 
business and worked to ensure that everyone he came into contact with 
agreed with him that East Lyme was the best place to live. He passed 
away while still first selectman, which is, I think, how he preferred 
it.
  His legacy in the town will be one of sound management, low taxes, 
and sensible improvements. He has been a tireless fighter for his 
community, representing it since 1980 as a board of education member, a 
selectman, and for the last eight years, first selectman. During part 
of that time, he was active with the Council of Governments, a regional 
coordinating group on Connecticut's south shore, even serving as chair 
at one point. He brought good honor to the town of East Lyme every day 
he came to work.
  Certainly we will all miss David, but those who will miss him most--
and in whom his legacy will endure--will be his wife Sally and his 
children: Heather, Holly, and Matt. Matt is following in his father's 
footsteps by serving eastern Connecticut's community as a valued member 
of my staff. When I see Matt at work, I see a bit of David; he is 
certainly his father's son.
  Mr. Speaker, on Saturday David L. Cini will be laid to rest in his 
beloved town. Reqiescat in pace.

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