[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 59 (Tuesday, May 12, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E814-E815]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO LAWRENCE R. CODEY

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                        HON. BILL PASCRELL, JR.

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 12, 1998

  Mr. PASCRELL. Mr. Speaker, I would like to call to your attention 
Lawrence R. Codey of Spring Lake, New Jersey. Larry is President and 
Chief Operating Officer of Public Service Electric & Gas Company.
  Larry was born and raised in Montclair. After graduating from St. 
Peter's College in Jersey City in 1966, he attended Seton Hall 
University's School of Law and was awarded his J.D. degree in 1969. 
Following admission to the New Jersey Bar, Larry entered military 
service, attained the rank of Captain, and spent one year of service in 
Vietnam.
  Larry joined Public Service Electric & Gas (PSE&G) in 1973 and was 
named Corporate Rate Counsel two years later. In 1983 he was elected 
Vice-President. In 1987 he was elected Senior Vice President, Electric 
and in September 1991, was elected President and Chief Operating 
Officer of PSE&G and Director of the Public Service Enterprise Group, 
Inc. He was also appointed that year to the U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency's Clean Air Act Advisory Committee. Recently, Larry 
became a spokesman on the environmental impact of energy deregulation 
and, in 1997, he spoke before the National Governors Association on the 
subject.
  Larry serves as Director on the Boards of the Trust Company of New 
Jersey; United Water Resources, Inc.; Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New 
Jersey; Sealed Air Corporation; the Regional Business Partnership; the 
Chamber of Commerce of the Metro Newark Region, Inc.; the New Jersey 
Utilities Association; and the Edison Electric Institute. He is also a 
member of the Board of Trustees of St. Peter's College and the New 
Jersey Commission on Higher Education.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that you join me, our colleagues, Larry's family 
and friends, the ARC of Essex County, and the County of Essex in 
recognizing the many outstanding and invaluable contributions Lawrence 
R. Codey has made to our community throughout the years.

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