[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 71 (Friday, June 9, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E948]
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                      IN RECOGNITION OF MARY PETRO

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                         HON. GARY L. ACKERMAN

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, June 8, 2000

  Mr. ACKERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Mary Petro 
as she is honored by the Jefferson Democratic Club of Flushing for her 
many years of dedicated service as a District Leader.
  The Jefferson Club is one of the oldest Democratic clubs in Queens 
County, New York. Mary Petro served valiantly and with great 
distinction as a District Leader from 1976 until she stepped down last 
year. In this capacity, Mary played an instrumental role in local New 
York City politics for nearly a quarter of a century, through devoted 
service to her community, to the Borough of Queens, to the Jefferson 
Club and to the Queens County Democratic Organization. Mary's service 
to her community and her involvement in civic affairs are legendary in 
the Borough of Queens.
  In 1968, Mary moved to Flushing, and immediately became an active 
member of the community. Mary has volunteered her time and her energies 
to countless community organizations and charitable endeavors, 
preeminently among them the Police Athletic League. For her work as the 
chief PAL fund-raiser for the 109th Precinct, and as an officer of the 
109th Precinct's Community Council, Mary was named a ``Civilian 
Patrolman of the Month.''
  Despite her tireless community service, Mary Petro has been a 
faithful employee of Con Edison for more than four decades, and a 
caring and devoted wife to her husband, Jimmy, for more than 30 years.
  Mr. Speaker, I have had the pleasure of knowing Mary Petro for a 
quarter of a century. I have been constantly amazed by her boundless 
energy, and her innumerable good works done on behalf of her community 
and her party.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask all my colleagues in the House of Representatives 
to join me now in extending our thanks and appreciation to Mary Petro 
as she is honored by the Jefferson Democratic Club of Flushing for her 
many years of service to the people of Queens County.

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