[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 72 (Wednesday, June 5, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E951]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    TRIBUTE TO COUNCILLOR BILL PIKE

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                         HON. MARTIN T. MEEHAN

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 4, 2002

  Mr. MEEHAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to Councillor Bill 
Pike for his lifetime contributions to the newspaper industry, the City 
of Haverhill and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
  Councillor Bill Pike was a lifelong resident of Haverhill, 
Massachusetts, a highly respected political activist and a longtime 
newspaper reporter. Bill also served on countless boards, including a 
recent appointment by Governor Jane Swift to the Massachusetts 
Workforce Investment Board--a business-led, policy-setting board that 
oversees workforce development initiatives throughout Massachusetts.
  Bill demonstrated his passion for the City of Haverhill through his 
participation in countless social, civic, religious, professional and 
political associations. He was an active member of St. James Parish, 
the Lodge of Elks and the American Legion. He also served as former 
Chairman of the Haverhill Republican City Committee and was an active 
Board Member of the Haverhill Boys Club.
  He established a highly successful professional career as a newspaper 
reporter, working as a correspondent for the Boston Globe and a 
reporter for the Beverly Times, Manchester Union Leader and Haverhill 
Independent. He also dedicated 29 years of service to the Daily Evening 
Item in Lynn where he retired. He further demonstrated his love for the 
city by working as a former Editor of the Haverhill Gazette.
  Bill is survived by his loving wife Patricia, his four sons William, 
Robert, Michael and Jeffrey, and his three daughters, Kathleen Jaggers, 
Elizabeth Shanahan and Sandra Faraci, as well as sixteen grandchildren 
and several nieces and nephews. Bill was truly a magnificent man who 
cared about his community. His memory will live in the minds and hearts 
of his loving family, and his legacy will leave the City of Haverhill a 
far better place.

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