[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 134 (Thursday, December 7, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                TRIBUTE TO HONORABLE PATRICK J. BRENNAN

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                         HON. ROBERT E. ANDREWS

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 6, 2006

  Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Patrick J. Brennan, 
Mayor of Merchantville, New Jersey and lifetime resident of New Jersey. 
Mayor Brennan served on the borough council for four years before 
becoming mayor.
  Mayor Brennan is married to Joan Foley and they have seven children. 
He was born in Camden, New Jersey, raised in Collingswood and attended 
Camden Catholic High School, Georgetown University and Rutgers 
University. After an unsuccessful run for state Assembly, Mayor Brennan 
was elected mayor, a job he has held for 12 years. Mayor Brennan is 
also the owner of three companies in Turnersville, NJ.
  Mayor Brennan has successfully maintained Merchantville's hometown, 
laid-back atmosphere while improving, revitalizing, and redeveloping 
the borough. He has overseen the development of a new senior housing 
complex, which will make it easier for the elderly to stay in the town 
while providing housing opportunities for new seniors. He has also 
overseen the opening of Chestnut Station in 2003.
  Mr. Speaker, I offer my congratulations to Mayor Brennan for his 
years of outstanding service to the borough of Merchantville. I wish 
him all the best in his retirement.

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