[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 149 (Wednesday, December 6, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2134]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             HONORING FAIR LAWN COUNCILWOMAN FLOSSIE DOBROW

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                         HON. STEVEN R. ROTHMAN

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 6, 2000

  Mr. ROTHMAN. Mr. Speaker, today I pay tribute to a longtime resident 
of the Borough of Fair Lawn, New Jersey who is completing her 24th year 
of service to our community as a distinguished member of the Borough 
Council. Mr. Speaker, I honor Councilwoman Florence Dobrow, who is 
better known as Flossie to her many friends and supporters.
  Flossie became politically active as part of the Fair Lawn 
Independent Democrats and was first elected to the Borough Council in 
1976. In July of 1981, Flossie became the Borough's 18th Mayor and 
served one term.
  Having earned the support and respect of the people of Fair Lawn, 
Flossie has been re-elected time and again to the Borough Council and 
today is recognized in the Hall of Fame of the New Jersey League of 
Municipalities for her year of public service.
  Flossie's accomplishments in Fair Lawn are legendary. The Dobrow 
Field Complex, which for years has been used by youngsters to play a 
number of sports, is named in honor of her contributions to our 
community.
  As a founder of the Fair Lawn Garden Club, Flossie created what is 
popularly known as ``Flossie's Posse,'' to engage local community 
members in making certain that shrubs and flowers throughout the 
Borough are being managed properly.
  Simply put, Flossie is a local treasure, much as her cousin Abe Stark 
was a treasure to Ebbets Field, where his ``Hit Sign Win Suit'' was a 
legend of a different kind. With her late husband Saul and her son Ira, 
she has contributed to Fair Lawn in every respect. Today, Flossie's 
grandson is the object of her love and devotion.
  I understand that Flossie's remarkable years of service to the 
Borough of Fair Lawn will be the subject of a testimonial dinner that 
will be held on December 7, 2000. As a proud resident of Fair Lawn, I 
join my fellow Borough residents in saluting Flossie and the 
outstanding example she has set for others to follow.
  Mr. Speaker, I congratulate Flossie Dobrow on the occasion of this 
well deserved tribute and wish her health and happiness in the years to 
come.

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