[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 89 (Tuesday, June 22, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1353]
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    IN HONOR OF EARL H. SIEGMAN FOR HIS DEDICATED COMMUNITY SERVICE

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                            HON. JIM SAXTON

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 22, 1999

  Mr. SAXTON. Mr. Speaker, in honor of Mr. Earl H. Siegman for his 
remarkable dedication and efforts toward the improvement of the 
Southern New Jersey community at large, I would like to commend him for 
his extensive involvement with a myriad of volunteer organizations. Mr. 
Siegman is the recipient of the Southern New Jersey Development 
Council's Chairman's Award for expanding development in the Southern 
New Jersey region. As an accomplished businessman, Mr. Siegman uses his 
professional talents in assisting many service organizations.
  Mr. Siegman served as treasurer and helped to start the 200 Club of 
Burlington County. The Club provides scholarships and assistance to 
widows and their families through the collection of donations from 
businesses and individuals. He has volunteered with the fire fighting 
community with enormous dedication for many years and continues to do 
so. His involvements include 22 years of service with the Evesham Board 
of Fire Commissioners, the Kettle Run Volunteer Fire Company where he 
once served as Chief Fire Fighter, and the New Jersey State Fire Relief 
Association where he was treasurer. Mr. Siegman has additionally 
enjoyed 24 years of faithful service as a member of local and regional 
school boards. The Lenape Regional High School district has had the 
benefit of having Mr. Siegman participate in policy discussions which 
have helped to make the school system one of the best in the region. 
Its programs have encouraged many students to continue with great 
success at premier learning institutions throughout the country. 
Indeed, Earl Siegman has spent his entire adult life serving as a role 
model to the young people who have had the privilege of knowing him.
  As a steadfast leader, Mr. Siegman has served as President of the 
Southern New Jersey Development Council, where he continues to play an 
active role in the organization's endeavors to make the Southern New 
Jersey region a more conducive, as well as lucrative, place for doing 
business. His 25 years of service to this organization have helped it 
become a very unique public/private partnership where business leaders 
and legislators continually strive to improve this often-forgotten area 
of New Jersey.
  Mr. Speaker, Mr. Siegman represents the type of leader who is a 
tremendous source of inspiration for volunteers and the organizations 
that they assist. His endless enthusiasm, boundless energy and 
dedicated interest in improving the communities that he serves comprise 
a compendium of qualities for which we should all strive.
  I personally have known Earl Siegman for over 20 years and have 
witnessed first-hand his sincere devotion to the public good. Earl 
deserves a great deal of our gratitude and admiration for his tireless 
service. We congratulate you, Earl H. Siegman, on this well-deserved 
award.

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