[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 81 (Friday, June 19, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1181]
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                    A TRIBUTE TO MR. PAUL C. ZANOWIC

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                            HON. BOB FRANKS

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 19, 1998

  Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to 
Mr. Paul C. Zanowic, who served as a law enforcement officer in 
Somerset County, New Jersey for fifty years.
  President Warren G. Harding once said, ``Whenever a man contributes 
to the betterment of his community, whenever he contributes to the 
enlarged influence of his State, whenever he contributes to the greater 
glory of the Republic and makes it a better place in which to live and 
in which to invite men to participate and aspire, he contributes to 
himself as he contributes to the welfare of his fellow men.''
  Paul Zanowic dedicated his life to the betterment of his community, 
through the honorable profession of law enforcement. On February 12, 
1998, Paul Zanowic reached his 91st birthday. His commitment to public 
duty and the public trust truly deserves recognition by this body.
  Paul Zanowic started as a patrolman with the North Plainfield Police 
Department in 1931. After serving as the Office in Charge of the 
Detective Bureau for eight years, he was elevated to Chief of Police in 
North Plainfield, New Jersey, in 1960, which is in my Congressional 
district. Beginning in 1967, he was elected to four straight terms by 
the citizens of Somerset County to serve as their Sheriff. He retired 
from law enforcement in 1980. His tenure as Chief of Police was marked 
by his becoming President of the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs 
of Police and he has the honor of being the first Chief ever elected to 
office in the Association from Somerset County. He was past president 
of the North Plainfield Police Benevolent Association, and received an 
honorary lifetime membership in the New Jersey State PBA.
  Mr. Speaker, distinguished colleagues, please join me in honoring the 
dedication of Paul C. Zanowic. His record of public service should 
serve as a model for the citizens of our nation.

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