[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 34 (Thursday, March 16, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E398-E399]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  IN RECOGNITION OF MR. TIMOTHY J. ROONEY, GRAND MARSHAL OF NEW YORK 
                    CITY'S ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARADE

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                        HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 16, 2006

  Mrs. MALONEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to acknowledge the extraordinary 
contributions to American civic and public life of Mr. Timothy J. 
Rooney, the the 245th Grand Marshal of New York City's world famous St. 
Patrick's Day Parade, which marches up Fifth Avenue in Manhattan on 
March 17 every year.
  Timothy J. Rooney is a scion of the Rooney family, which is prominent 
in the worlds of business and professional athletics. He is the proud 
son of Arthur Rooney, the founder of the National Football League's 
fabled Super Bowl-winning franchise, the Pittsburgh Steelers. The 
Rooney family also owns and manages the Yonkers Raceway in New York, a 
premier harness racing venue that is currently being refurbished. Since 
his family assumed ownership of the raceway in 1972, Mr. Rooney has 
served as the track's president.
  Mr. Rooney has long been active in Irish-American circles. He was 
honored by the New York-based, United Irish Counties organization in 
1975, and the Rooney family's dedication to the people of Ireland and 
contributions to Irish-American relations and to the Irish-American 
community have been honored by the American Ireland Fund in New York 
and Palm Beach, FL.
  In 2004, the Knights of St. Patrick presented Timothy Rooney with its 
Lifetime Achievement award. He has been recognized with many other 
civic honors as well, including the Terence Cardinal Cooke Award from 
the New York City Catholic Youth Organization.
  Mr. Rooney's leadership in the business world reflects his many 
diverse interests. A partner for 10 years at Chaplin, McGuiness & Co., 
Mr. Rooney is an associate member of the New York and American Stock 
Exchanges. He is president of Delta Electric, an electrical contracting 
corporation in Westchester County in New York, and served as a

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partner in an investment banking firm before assuming the reins at the 
Yonkers Raceway.
  Mr. Rooney's leadership in the racing industry has been well-
documented. He is one of the owners of a stud farm in County Kildare in 
Ireland, and he serves as a director of the United States Trotting 
Association. He is the business manager of the family-owned Shamrock 
Farm in Maryland, one of the oldest horse breeding farms in the 
Terrapin State.
  Mr. Rooney is also a devoted family man. He and his wife June are 
proud parents of 5 children and are devoted to their 17 grandchildren 
as well as 1 great-grandchild.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that my distinguished colleagues join me in 
honoring Mr. Timothy Rooney, the grand marshal of New York's 2006 St. 
Patrick's Day Parade, the largest parade held in our Nation's greatest 
metropolis.

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