[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 3 (Friday, January 25, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E31]
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            IN HONOR OF BAYONNE FIRE DIRECTOR PATRICK BOYLE

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                          HON. ROBERT MENENDEZ

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, January 25, 2002

  Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Bayonne Fire 
Director Patrick Boyle, who will be recognized by Ireland's 32 Club at 
the 2002 annual dinner dance held on Friday, January 25th, at the Hi-
Hat Club in Bayonne, NJ.
  Fire Director Patrick Boyle served our country for six years as a 
United States Navy nuclear reactor operator on the USS Nathaniel 
Greene, a nuclear ballistic submarine. In 1978, Mr. Boyle was appointed 
to the Bayonne Fire Department. He was promoted to Lieutenant in 1989, 
Captain in 1996, and Battalion Chief in 1999. Mayor Joseph V. Doria, 
Jr., appointed him Fire Director in 1998, and Emergency Management 
Coordinator in 1999. Mr. Boyle has served as President and Vice-
President of the Firemen's Mutual Benevolent Association (FMBA) Local 
211, as well as Vice-President of FMBA Local 11. He is an Adjunct 
Professor in Business Law and Fire Science at New Jersey City 
University.
  Mr. Boyle is a former Little League coach and manager; served two 
terms as President of the Bayonne Youth Hockey Association; served as a 
member of the Bayonne St. Patrick's Day parade committee; and is a 
member of Ireland's 32.
  Fire Director Patrick Boyle, a native of Bayonne, graduated from New 
Jersey City University and Seton Hall Law School.
  Mr. Boyle is happily married to the former Marie Mazzucola and is a 
proud father of two sons, Sean, a firefighter with the Bayonne Fire 
Department, and Ryan, a college student.
  Today, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring Mr. Patrick Boyle 
for over 20 years of dedicated service on behalf of the residents of 
Bayonne, NJ.




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