[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 118 (Wednesday, September 9, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1667]
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                      TRIBUTE TO JAMES J. MANCINI

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                            HON. JIM SAXTON

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, September 9, 1998

  Mr. SAXTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a great 
community leader and close friend, James J. Mancini of Long Beach 
Township. On Friday, September 11, 1998, some of us will ``roast'' Jim 
by poking fun at some of his more colorful characteristics. But, make 
no mistake, when it comes down to representing the people of Ocean 
County, Jim Mancini is very serious, very sincere, and very successful.
  First elected to the Ocean County Board of Freeholders in 1982, Jim 
has proved to be a strong advocate of senior citizens, veterans and the 
disabled, and has improved transportation programs and library 
services.
  With the largest senior population in the State, Freeholder Mancini, 
who also is the long-time Mayor of Long Beach Township, serves as the 
Chairman of the Ocean County Office of Senior Services. A veteran of 
World War II, Freeholder Mancini's work with the Ocean County Veterans 
Service Bureau has resulted in an increase in services to the more than 
50,000 veterans living in the County. He has received numerous 
accolades from veterans service organizations for his work, and is a 
recipient of the Military Order of the Purple Heart.
  Jim became Mayor of the seaside community of Long Beach Township in 
1964, and continues in that capacity today. He served as a State 
Assemblyman in the 1970s, and was Ocean County's Freeholder-Director in 
1985, 1991 and 1994.
  He is the Chairman of the Board of Southern Ocean County Hospital in 
Stafford Township, and is the Vice President of the Long Beach Island 
St. Francis Community Center Corporation.
  Jim and his wife, Madeline, have nine adult children: Susan, Joseph, 
Nancy, Annmarie, Jane, Joan, James, Jr., Madeline and Henry, and 12 
grandchildren.
  Mr. Speaker, On September 11, I will share a few laughs with my good 
friend, Jim Mancini. But, all jokes aside, Jim Mancini is a leader for 
whom I have the utmost respect and admiration. Our communities thank 
him for his commitment to improving our quality of life.

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