[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 75 (Wednesday, June 2, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Page S6343]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               TRIBUTE TO THE HONORABLE GLENN CUNNINGHAM

 Mr. CORZINE. Mr. President, on the night of Tuesday, May 25, 
2004, New Jersey lost one of its most dedicated public servants, Jersey 
City Mayor and State Senator Glenn Cunningham. It was a terrible 
tragedy and terrible loss to the people of Jersey City and New Jersey.
  Mayor Cunningham was a compassionate public official who was deeply 
committed to his city, his State, and his country, serving 4 years in 
the U.S. Marine Corps before returning home and beginning a life-long 
career rooted in his pride in Jersey City and his caring for his fellow 
citizens.
  He was a police officer, Hudson County freeholder, Jersey City 
councilman, and U.S. marshal. He distinguished himself further as a 
fierce and aggressive fighter for Jersey City as the city's mayor and 
State senator. His voice was strong and his love for his city 
boundless.
  He worked every day to bring his diverse community together, to unite 
rather than divide. As the State's first African-American U.S. marshal 
and Jersey City's first African-American mayor, Glenn Cunningham plowed 
a path of excellence for others to follow.
  Sadly, his tenure as mayor was far too short, and he will be missed 
by those he served. As Annette McMillian of Jersey City told the Jersey 
Journal last week, ``He was fair and decent and honest.'' Terry Suarez 
of Union City added poignantly, ``A light has been darkened by the 
silence of death.''
  I join those who will miss Mayor Cunninghams great energy, 
creativity, and perspectives on government and public service. On 
behalf of the people of New Jersey, I extend my deepest condolences to 
the mayor's widow, Sandra Bolden-Cunningham, and my prayers are with 
his family and his beloved community of Jersey City.

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