[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 142 (Saturday, October 10, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2026]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            IN RECOGNITION OF JOHN DORIN, MAYOR OF THE YEAR

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                         HON. JOSEPH M. McDADE

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 9, 1998

  Mr. McDADE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a public servant whose 
devotion to his community is renowned, Mayor John Dorin of 
Montoursville, Pennsylvania. Mayor Dorin was unanimously named by the 
Association of Mayors of the Boroughs of Pennsylvania as the tenth 
recipient of the Outstanding Mayor Award.
  John Dorin has accomplished much in the 16 years he has served as 
mayor of Montoursville Borough. A leader in the true sense of the word, 
Mayor Dorin has been able to bring together service organizations, 
business people and citizens to undertake and complete necessary 
community projects. He was instrumental in organizing the Montoursville 
Chamber of Commerce, Montoursville Crime Watch, the DARE program, and 
Montoursville Senior Citizens Organization.
  In 1996, Montoursville suffered through a tragic loss of family, 
friends and young people in the crash of TWA Flight 800, which carried 
members of the Montoursville High School French Club and their 
chaperones on an educational trip to France. As news of the crash 
reached Montoursville, Mayor Dorin quickly came forward to help the 
families of the victims. He tirelessly advocated on behalf of the 
families to get information and services, and helped coordinate the 
efforts of the community and the school district as Montoursville 
mourned and coped with the tragedy.
  John Dorin has always been ready and willing to help his neighbors, 
and his long and successful tenure as mayor has been marked by 
compassion, leadership and efficiency. His selection as Pennsylvania 
Outstanding Mayor is well-deserved, and is endorsed by the 
Montoursville Borough Council and the Borough's police chief, school 
superintendent, and borough secretary.
  Mr. Speaker, Mayor John Dorin has touched the lives of many people in 
Montoursville and in Pennsylvania's 10th Congressional District. I ask 
that you and our colleagues join me in congratulating John Dorin on 
being selected as Pennsylvania Outstanding Mayor, and in commending him 
for his shining example of citizenship and public service.

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