[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 147 (Tuesday, October 30, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1942]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO KEVIN T. BYRNE

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                         HON. JAMES P. McGOVERN

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 30, 2001

  Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor an outstanding 
individual, Mr. Kevin T. Byrne who will be receiving the Eleanor 
Roosevelt Humanitarian Award for all his years of dedication and 
service. This year's Eleanor Roosevelt Humanitarian Award is dedicated 
in memory to Joseph DeMaria for his years of contribution to the 
Shrewsbury Democratic Town Committee and for his community involvement 
with young adults.
  Mr. Byrne's service to Central Massachusetts is truly remarkable. He 
is an excellent example of all the devoted, hardworking men and women 
who serve their communities daily. Mr. Byrne has been active in the 
town of Shrewsbury for over thirty years, currently serving as the vice 
chair of the Shrewsbury Democratic Town Committee and as the Town 
Moderator.
  Mr. Byrne, in addition to serving the people of Shrewsbury 
politically, is an active member of the community. In the past he 
served as the President of the National Council on Alcoholism in 
Greater Worcestor. Mr. Byrne is also on the Board of Directors of many 
groups, which include the Audio Journal of Worcestor, the Bach Society 
of Worcestor, EntrActors Guild of Worcestor, and the Worcestor Forum 
Theater.
  Kevin Byrne is engaged fully in his church. He is a past President of 
the St. Mary's Parents Association, and a past member of both the St. 
Mary's Parish Council, and the Worcestor Diocese Senate of Laity.
  In addition to all of the other great work Mr. Byrne has accomplished 
for the community, he has been an active member in the Massachusetts 
legal world. For five years Mr. Byrne was a Trustee and Treasurer of 
the Massachusetts Bar Association. He is a past President of the 
Worcestor County Bar Association. He also hosts, and serves as the 
moderator on the Worcestor Weekly cablevision program, ``The Law 
Review.''
  Mr. Byrne, and his wife Virginia, are the proud parents of three, 
Melissa, Christopher, and Jennifer.
  Mr. Speaker, I commend Kevin T. Byrne for his remarkable commitment 
to the people of Central Massachusetts and the United States of 
America. He is truly an example of an outstanding individual who has 
accomplished many great things and who will leave a long lasting legacy 
behind him.

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