[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 19 (Tuesday, March 3, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E276]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      TRIBUTE TO NEW YORK STATE SENATOR NORMAN J. LEVY (193-1998)

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                         HON. CAROLYN McCARTHY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, March 3, 1998

  Mrs. McCARTHY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I wish to join my colleagues 
from Long Island in honoring the accomplishments of a distinguished 
public servant, State Senator Norman J. Levy. Senator Levy recently 
passed away, leaving behind a strong legacy of commitment and 
dedication to the State of New York and Long Island in particular.
  Norman J. Levy was well known and respected by the people of Nassau 
County. He was born on January 24, 1931 in Rockville Center, New York 
and attended elementary school in Lynbrook and Malverne. After 
receiving degrees from Bucknell University and Brooklyn Law School, Mr. 
Levy began his career of service to the American people by joining the 
U.S. Army as a Chief Legal Clerk to the Army Staff Judge Advocate from 
1954 to 1956.
  In 1958, Norman Levy became the first law intern of the Nassau County 
District Attorney's office and moved-up to become Assistant District 
Attorney of Nassau County in 1959. In 1962, he was appointed Chief of 
the Nassau County Rackets Bureau where he fought organized crime until 
being elected to the New York Senate in 1970.
  While representing the people of Nassau County in the Senate, Senator 
Levy distinguished himself as a true leader. He served as Chairman of 
the Committee on Labor and later as Chairman of the Committee on 
Transportation. He also served as Chairman of the Senate Task Force on 
Drunk Driving. Chairman Levy became a nationally recognized advocate 
for safety by sponsoring anti-DWI legislation and highway safety laws, 
including our nation's first mandatory seat-belt law.
  Mr. Speaker, we will miss Senator Levy. And we will remember him 
fondly as a champion in the fight for safety and the fight against 
crime. Through his dedication and commitment, he made Long Island, and 
the whole State of New York, a safer and better place for our families.