[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 37 (Wednesday, March 29, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E440]
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 IN HONOR OF MR. MARK SMITH, RECIPIENT OF THIS YEAR'S CIRCOLO ITALIANO 
                 CLUB OF BAYONNE MAN OF THE YEAR AWARD

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                          HON. ROBERT MENENDEZ

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 29, 2000

  Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Mr. Mark Smith 
of Bayonne, New Jersey, for being named this year's ``Man of the Year'' 
by the Circolo Italiano Club of Bayonne.
  Starting out in the Bayonne Police Department's Patrol Division in 
1983, Mr. Smith's keen abilities and dedication to his career helped 
him to move quickly through the ranks. In 1985, Mr. Smith was promoted 
to detective of the Narcotics Squad; and, by 1988, he was assigned to 
the City of Bayonne Department of Public Safety's Detective Bureau.
  Mr. Smith's remarkable and impressive career on the police force has 
earned him numerous service and valor awards. He has received more than 
forty Excellent Police Service Awards and more than twenty departmental 
commendations, as well as the Hudson County American Legion Police 
Officer of the Year Award in 1992; the City of Bayonne Police 
Department Valor Award in 1991; the New Jersey State PBA Valor Award in 
1991; and the Hudson County 200 Club Valor Award in 1991, and again in 
1999.
  In addition to his work for the police force, Mr. Smith has been 
active in a variety of community service organizations. He has served 
on the board of the Chandelier Golf Charity Committee and the Hudson 
County ARC, and has dedicated his time as a member of the Bayonne 
Hospital Citywide Health Steering Committee, the Bayonne Elks Club, the 
Bayonne Chapter of UNICO, and the Bayonne Family Y.M.C.A.
  For his dedication and service to the citizens of Bayonne, I ask my 
colleagues to join me in congratulating Mr. Mark Smith on being named 
this year's Circolo Italiano Club's Man of the Year.

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