[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 178 (Thursday, December 20, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2357-E2358]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




A SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO MR. MICHAEL ANTHONY GRANDILLO ON HIS RETIREMENT AS 
                  PRESIDENT OF THE TIFFIN CITY COUNCIL

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                          HON. PAUL E. GILLMOR

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 19, 2001

  Mr. GILLMOR. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pride that I rise today to 
recognize a great man who has dedicated much of his life to his 
community. At the end of the year, Mr. Michael Anthony Grandillo will 
retire as President of the Tiffin City Council. For the past 14 years, 
he has served as Councilman of the 4th Ward of the City of Tiffin in 
the Fifth Congressional District of Ohio.
  Mike has had a long and distinguished career on the Tiffin City 
Council. He was appointed to the seat in 1985 and was re-elected to 
every four-year term since then. He served as Chairman of the Parks and 
Recreation Committee when the city of Tiffin experienced tremendous 
growth. He was also Chairman of the Law and Community Planning 
Committee who has oversight responsibility for economic development in 
Tiffin. Under his leadership, Tiffin recognized as having one of the 
top three municipal economic development programs in the State of Ohio.
  His dedicated service to this community does not stop with the Tiffin 
City Council. He is currently Secretary and Director of the Friedman 
Village, a non-profit corporation which developed and manages an 18 
acre assisted and independent living facility. He is an

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Executive Committee Member of the Independent College Advancement 
Associates of Ohio and Director of the Ohio Northern University Alumni 
Board. In addition to his education affiliations, he is a member of 
Elks International, the Knights of Columbus, Kiwanis Club of Tiffin, 
Ducks Unlimited of Seneca County, and the Media Institute, a National 
Italian-American Foundation.
  Mike continues today to serve his community. In addition to his post 
as Vice President of Development of Tiffin University, he serves as 
Director of the Tiffin Area Chamber of Commerce, Director of the Seneca 
County Industrial Economic Development Corporation, and Chairman of the 
Revolving Loan Committee for Tiffin that develops the City's 
infrastructure to encourage business growth.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues of the 107th Congress to join me in 
saluting Mike for his years of service to the Tiffin community. I want 
to wish my friend, his wife Nancy, and their two children, Vincent and 
Gina, all the best in their future endeavors.

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