[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 116 (Friday, September 5, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1677]
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                       TRIBUTE TO PHIL HOLLYWOOD

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                        HON. FRANK PALLONE, JR.

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 5, 1997

  Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, on Saturday, August 23, one of the races at 
Monmouth Park in Oceanport, NJ, was dedicated to Mr. Phil Hollywood, a 
native of my hometown of Long Branch, NJ, who has distinguished himself 
as a business leader in our Nation's Capital. It is an honor for me to 
join in paying tribute to this good friend and great citizen.
  Phil Holywood was born in Long Branch, attended grade school at the 
Lyceum, and served as an altar boy at Star of the Sea Roman Catholic 
Church. While attending Red Bank Catholic High School, he worked as a 
stockboy at the local Woolworth's and as a part-time caddie at the Old 
Orchard Country Club in Eatontown, NJ. After high school, he enlisted 
in the Navy, serving on a destroyer in the South Pacific during World 
War II. After the war, he took a job as a desk clerk at the Shoreham 
Hotel in Washington, a venerable Washington landmark. He stayed there 
for 47 years, rising to the position of vice president and managing 
director, while also serving in various capacities for the Hotel 
Association of Washington.
  During this storied and distinguished career, he had the honor of 
greeting many Presidents of the United States as well as many foreign 
leaders. Mr. Hollywood was Inaugural housing director for three 
Presidential Inaugurations. While he was always extremely attentive to 
the needs of the eminent visitors to the Shoreham, Phil Hollywood 
extended special care to guests from Monmouth County and especially 
Long Branch.
  Phil retired in 1991, and he resides in Washington with his wife 
Brinda. Their two daughters and three grandchildren all live nearby.
  Mr. Speaker, it is an honor for me to join with the many friends of 
Phil Hollywood in paying tribute to the many accomplishments of this 
Long Branch boy who made for himself a great career in Washington but 
never forgot his native roots.

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