[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 30 (Thursday, March 8, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E330]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO LARRY MAZZOLA

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                           HON. NANCY PELOSI

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 8, 2001

  Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to a great San 
Francisco leader, Larry Mazzola, for his years of dedicated service to 
the community. The Bay Area Union Labor Party is honoring Larry, and it 
is my privilege to join them in praising this outstanding San 
Franciscan.
  When Larry entered the workforce in 1961, he began as an apprentice 
in the UA. Upon his graduation, he became an Assistant Apprenticeship 
Coordinator. Working with the UA's Local Union 38 in San Francisco, he 
became a Business Agent in 1972. By 1980 he had risen to be Business 
Manager of Local 38 as his father had before him. In addition to his 
responsibilities as Business Manager, he currently serves on the UA's 
General Executive Board.
  Outside of his work with the UA, Larry has been active in a broad 
array of positions in the labor movement. For more than twenty years, 
he has served as the President of the San Francisco Building and Trades 
Council and serves on the Executive Committee of the San Francisco 
Labor Council. In both of these roles, Larry's leadership has helped to 
unify and develop San Francisco's labor movement. Larry has also been a 
member of the advisory board of San Francisco Community College's Labor 
Studies Program since 1972.
  Larry has also twice served as an official for the City and County of 
San Francisco. He has brought a consistently thoughtful voice to his 
service on the San Francisco Airport Commission since his appointment 
in 1994. From 1993-1995, he served with distinction as a Commissioner 
on the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Commission.
  Not only has Larry given much of his own life to the labor movement, 
but he has givenit the next generation of leadership as well. As he 
once followed in his father's footsteps, Larry's sons are now following 
in his. Larry Jr. is now the Business Agent for UA Local 38 and Stephen 
is the Assistant Apprenticeship Coordinator.
  Larry Mazzola has been an outstanding leader for San Francisco. His 
work in the labor movement and in the community has earned him the 
respect and appreciation of our City. I join his mother, Vera; his 
wife, Stephanie; and his children, Lori, Larry Jr., and Stephen in 
Congratulating him on this award.

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