[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 24 (Thursday, March 7, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E301]
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                  IN HONOR OF VINCENT ``JIMMY'' SUOZZI

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                         HON. GARY L. ACKERMAN

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 7, 2002

  Mr. ACKERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Vincent 
``Jimmy'' Suozzi, who will be honored by the Glen Cove Council of PTA 
at a dinner on Sunday, March 10, 2002.
  Jimmy Suozzi, former Mayor and current Controller of the City of Glen 
Cove, NY, was bom in New York City and raised in the City of Glen Cove 
where he has lived ever since. Drafted into the army immediately after 
high school, Jimmy served our nation two years before attending St. 
John's University under the GI Bill. In 1950, Jimmy graduated with a 
BBA in Accounting and soon after began his brilliant career as a 
community leader in Glen Cove.
  Jimmy's career in local politics began in the 1950s with his 
appointment to the Glen Cove Planning Board and he moved onto serve as 
the Deputy County Treasurer in the late 1960's. On January 1, 1973, 
Vincent ``Jimmy'' Suozzi was appointed Mayor of the City of Glen Cove, 
and was then elected by the citizens of his city four times between 
1975 and 1984. Among his many accomplishments during his 11 years as 
Glen Cove's chief executive, Jimmy Suozzi centralized control of the 
various city departments, established celebration of Martin Luther King 
Day, and had Sturno, Italy declared the sister city of Glen Cove.
  Jimmy has always been an active, outstanding and dedicated member of 
the Glen Cove Community. He recalls being one of the first altar boys 
at St. Rocco's Church, where today he is the chairman of the St. 
Rocco's Annual Feast. As a young man, Jimmy worked hard with the Glen 
Cove Community Chest to raise money for the Community House in the 
Orchard, an afterschool center servicing all the children in the 
neighborhood. As a father, Jimmy was active in the Coles School PTA and 
Glen Cove High School PTSA. Today, in addition to being a member of the 
Sons of Italy. Knights of Columbus, VFW and American Legion, Jimmy is a 
devoted father, grandfather and husband. Married to Theresa M. Cioffs 
since 1950, they have raised seven children, all who graduated from 
Glen Cove High School.
  Mr. Speaker, it is with great pride that I honor such an exceptional 
individual. I ask all my colleagues in the House of Representatives to 
join me now in commending Vincent ``Jimmy'' Suozzi for his life-long 
dedication to the Glen Cove Community.

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