[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 136 (Friday, October 2, 1998)]
[House]
[Pages H9279-H9280]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         IN HONOR OF BILL DOLAN

  (Mr. PASCRELL asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)

[[Page H9280]]

  Mr. PASCRELL. Mr. Speaker, just for a change of pace, today I wish to 
bring to your attention the end of an era in my hometown of Patterson, 
New Jersey. Today marks the last day of the tenure of public safety 
director Bill Dolan, who served in the capacity for 11 years and as a 
cop for 43 years in the Silk City.
  As the former mayor of Patterson, I feel that this occasion should be 
recorded in the annals of the Congressional Record. In the day of 
sunshine friends, let me tell you about a true friend.
  Bill Dolan served our Nation in the United States Marine Corps during 
the Korean conflict. In 1956 he joined the Patterson police department 
and in 1987 he was appointed public safety director by my predecessor 
in the mayor's office.
  Mr. Speaker, being the top public safety official in a big city is 
like no other job in government. Director Dolan was responsible for the 
largest department in Patterson's municipal government and overseeing 
the police and the fire divisions. During his tenure, Bill Dolan not 
only modernized his department, but he was at the helm of public 
safety. It was a big job. He performed it with honor, courage, dignity, 
and class.
  I ask that my colleagues join me, the 150,000 residents of Patterson, 
and Mayor Martin Barnes and city council members in honoring Bill Dolan 
and congratulating him on his exemplary service to the people of 
Patterson and the Garden State.

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