[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 71 (Wednesday, May 2, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E910]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       A TRIBUTE TO STEVE DONAHUE

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                           HON. JOE COURTNEY

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 1, 2007

  Mr. COURTNEY. Madam Speaker, last week Steve Donahue, a longtime 
community leader and friend from my district, passed away. I want to 
take this opportunity to honor his life, mourn his passing and pray for 
his wife and four children.
  Steve was beloved by his friends and neighbors. As the longtime Chief 
of the Pawcatuck Fire Department, he commanded an abounding level of 
respect among his colleagues and community, and touched the lives of 
hundreds.
  Steve was a young man of only 48 years. Although I wish that he had 
more time to spend with us, Steve certainly made the most out of what 
time he had. It is difficult to find someone in Pawcatuck who doesn't 
have anything but flattering things to say about Steve.
  Hundreds of people from the community came to pay their respects at 
Steve's funeral last Saturday. He was a man of great integrity who made 
friends everywhere he went.
  Today I join my colleagues in Congress to celebrate Steve's life and 
to pray for his wife Mary Lynne, and their four children. Steve, we 
will miss you.

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