[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 174 (Tuesday, November 25, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Pages S15973-S15974]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO NORMAN TOBIN

 Mr. LAUTENBERG. Mr. President, I rise to commemorate the 
passing of Norman Tobin on October 12, 2003, someone I respected and 
admired for many years. Norman and I belonged to the same synagogue for 
decades.
  He was a talented, generous person who was a leader in philanthropy 
and the Jewish community. I considered Norman and his wife Zelda good 
friends and know how strong the ties were in the Tobin family.
  I sent my deepest sympathy to the Tobin family and an acknowledgement 
of my gratitude for having been enriched by my contact with this great 
man.
  I ask to print a copy of the obituary that appeared in the Star 
Ledger in the Record.

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  There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in 
the Record, as follows:

           [From the Newark (NJ) Star-Ledger, Oct. 12, 2003]

 Norman Tobin, President of Realty Appraisal Firm, Active in Community

       Norman L. Tobin, 81, of West Orange died yesterday at home.
       Services will be at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday in Temple Sharey 
     Tefilo-Israel, South Orange. Arrangements are by the Menorah 
     Chapels at Milliburn, Union.
       A self-employed realtor and appraiser, Mr. Tobin was the 
     president of Norman Tobin & Co. in Maplewood for more than 35 
     years.
       He was a graduate of the Newark School of Fine & Industrial 
     Arts.
       Mr. Tobin served in the Army Signal Corps during World War 
     II.
       A former president of Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel, he was a 
     member of the Friends of the Memorial Library, the Chamber of 
     Commerce and the Unity Club, all in Maplewood.
       He was also a member of the Board of Realtors of the 
     Oranges and Maplewood.
       Mr. Tobin was currently president of the Appraisers of 
     America and served as a judge on the Condemnation Court of 
     Essex County for 35 years.
       He was the dinner chairman of the Lautenberg Cancer 
     Research Foundation and was instrumental in raising two 
     millions dollars in funds.
       In 1974, he was awarded the Man of the Year Maple Leaf 
     Award for community service by the Town of Maplewood.
       Mr. Tobin brought back the first Holocaust Torah from 
     Czechoslovakia to Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel.
       An artist, his work is on exhibit at the Newark and 
     Montclair museums and also displayed at Silermine Shows, the 
     Sinai Museum in Los Angeles, Calif., and the Simon Wiesenthal 
     Museum of Tolerance. He also has a sculpture in the registry 
     of the Holocaust Museum, Washington, D.C.

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