[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 54 (Thursday, April 26, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E644-E645]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    TRIBUTE TO MICHAEL SHANNON, JR.

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                        HON. FRANK PALLONE, JR.

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 26, 2001

  Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I would like to call the attention of my 
colleagues to a friend and constituent of the sixth district whose 
devotion to his family was paralleled only by his dedication to the 
labor community.
  Born in New York City and raised in the Lafayette section of Jersey 
City, Michael J. Shannon, Jr. moved to South Amboy, New Jersey in 1968 
where he continued to reside with his family.
  Michael began his career working his way from shop steward to chief 
steward at the Maxwell House coffee plant in Hoboken. Facilitating the 
United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Local 56 as an 
organizer, business agent, and officer, Michael was ultimately elected 
local vice president. In addition to these services, he also served as 
vice president of the Monmouth-Ocean Counties Central Labor Council 
(AFL-CIO) and was a member of the Rutgers University Trade Union 
Consulting Council. Because of his dedication and commitment to the 
labor community, Michael is being honored with the Tenth Annual 
Partnership Award from the Monmouth County Workforce Investment Board. 
This award is being presented to recognize Michael's outstanding 
achievement as a leader in organized labor.
  Michael was also a committed husband and father to his wife Patricia 
and two children, Bridget and Michael. He served our country as a 
corporal in the Marine Corps and received an honorable discharge in 
1962. With community involvement being an important part of his life, 
Michael was a third degree member of the Knights of Columbus Council 
426.

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  It is my sincere hope that my colleagues will join me in honoring 
Michael J. Shannon, Jr. for his inexhaustible enthusiasm and many 
achievements in the progress of organized labor and his community.

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