[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 92 (Friday, June 25, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1409]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   RECOGNIZING MR. COSMO C. INSALACO

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 25, 1999

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Mr. Cosmo C. 
Insalaco, Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer of Weights and Measures, 
upon his retirement after 21 years of service to Fresno County, the 
number one ranked agricultural county in the United States.
  Born and raised on a farm in Watterton Massachusetts, Cosmo has long 
been involved in the agriculture industry. He graduated from the 
University of Massachusetts with a degree in Horticulture, and 
continued his studies in Public Administration through the California 
college system. In addition to his participation in agriculture, Cosmo 
also served one year of active duty in the United States Air Force and 
five years in the Air Force Reserve.
  Cosmo served as Deputy Agricultural Commissioner with Santa Clara 
County, and Assistant Agricultural Commissioner for San Mateo County. 
He served as vice-president of Agribusiness in the Fresno County and 
City Chamber of Commerce, and is currently a member of the Board of 
Directors of the California Agricultural Commissioners' and Sealers' 
Association. He was the originator of the Fresno County Blossom Trail 
in 1987, and is founder and past chairman of Fresno Ag Roundtable.
  Throughout his impressive career, Cosmo has actively participated in 
many organizations. He was President of the San Joaquin Valley 
Agricultural Commissioners' and Sealers' Association, a member of the 
National and Western Weights and Measures Association, the Rotary Club 
of Fresno, the Fresno County Farm Bureau and a charter member of the 
Clovis Elks. He was an advisor to the California State University 
Fresno Agriculture program for 20 years. He served on Governor Gerry 
Brown's and Governor Pete Wilson's Exotic Pest Task Force, and on 
Governor Wilson's Ag Land Task Force. Cosmo also served on the Fresno 
County Board of Supervisors' Ag Land Preservation Committee, and 
currently serves as Agricultural Commissioner representative for both 
the Standardization and Vertebrate Pest Advisory Boards for the 
Secretary of Agriculture and the California Commissioners' and Sealers 
Association. Because of his involvement and service, Cosmo was honored 
as the ``1989 Agriculturalist of the Year'' in Fresno County.
  Mr. Speaker, Cosmo C. Insalaco's many years of service and dedication 
to agriculture are worthy of great respect and recognition. I urge my 
colleagues to join me in extending to Cosmo best wishes for continued 
success and accomplishment following his retirement.

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