[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 166 (Monday, November 17, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Page S14962]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  RECOGNITION OF JAMES J. GILLIN, JR.

 Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I rise today to salute James J. 
Gillin, Jr., of Philadelphia, a premier Pennsylvania business and 
community leader. Pennsylvanians for Effective Government, the 
Commonwealth's oldest and largest probusiness PAC, recently recognized 
Jim Gillin's contributions by selecting him to receive its prestigious 
new civic leadership award.
  The Clifford L. Jones Award, which Jim will formally receive next 
month, recognizes Pennsylvanians who ``have demonstrated exemplary 
civic leadership in support of free enterprise and democratic 
processes'' and focuses on a lifetime of achievement rather than a 
single effort.
  Jim Gillin certainly qualifies. He was president of the Philadelphia-
based Petroleum Heat and Power Company, a major fuel distributor 
throughout the Delaware Valley. He was also a member of the Executive 
Board of Continental Bank of New Jersey, president of Transport 
Employers, Inc., and chairman of the Philadelphia Parking Authority.
  Jim was also active politically, serving as treasurer of the 
Philadelphia County Democratic Executive Committee and as a member of 
the Democratic House and Senate Council in Washington, DC. He has 
always been bipartisan, willing to reach across the aisle to support 
political leaders who support business.
  Jim has helped shape PEG for a quarter century, serving as chairman 
from 1985 through 1989 and on its board since 1979. He also played 
major roles at the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry during 
the late 1980s.
  PEG has made a superb choice in presenting its important new award to 
Jim Gillin. I join them in their tribute.

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