[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 153 (Wednesday, October 10, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2104]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            HONORING MAURICE KENNETH SHAW OF MIDDLETOWN, NJ

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                           HON. VITO FOSSELLA

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 10, 2007

  Mr. FOSSELLA. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and 
achievements of Maurice Kenneth Shaw of Middletown, NJ, who died Sunday 
afternoon in Riverview Hospital in Red Bank, NJ. Maurice, or ``Mo'' as 
he liked to be called, was born the son of a Coast Guard captain on 
April 16, 1939, while the family was living in Rockville Centre, on 
Long Island.
  After his family settled on Staten Island, Mo graduated from the 
former St. John's Preparatory School in Brooklyn. He went on to earn a 
bachelor's degree in industrial engineering from Lehigh University and 
a master's degree in business administration from Wagner College.
  After college, Mo Shaw joined KeySpan, formerly the Brooklyn Union 
Gas Company, in 1960. He served in a variety of marketing and financial 
positions and eventually worked his way up the executive ranks until 
1999, when he retired as senior vice president and corporate affairs 
officer. My hometown paper, the Staten Island Advance described ``that 
final role with the company, in which he handled urban affairs and 
public relations, [as] a perfect fit for Mr. Shaw, who enjoyed making 
connections in the Staten Island community and lending corporate 
support to projects he knew would strengthen the borough economically 
and culturally.''
  Mo loved the sea, and his accomplishments reflect that passion. Mr. 
Shaw joined and later became chairman of the board of the Noble 
Maritime Collection, a museum that showcases the works of maritime 
artist John Noble. He took on this endeavor in 1998, when the museum 
had no operating budget or staff, but through his tenacity, commitment, 
and ingenuity, helped the collection receive regular city funding and 
contributions from the business community.
  Mo was a proud Coast Guard veteran, and he was always eager to 
support the Coast Guard and the Navy. He served as president of the USS 
The Sullivans Foundation, which supports the work of the Navy ship that 
was commissioned in Stapleton, Staten Island in April, 1997. Mo was the 
driving force behind the commissioning of the USS The Sullivans, which 
his friends describe as an act of love. Afterwards, he formed a new 
group, the Sullivans Foundation, in order to help maintain a strong 
link between the USS The Sullivans and the local community. This past 
June, he presided over 4 days of celebration in honor of that ship's 
10th anniversary.
  Madam Speaker, it is an honor to praise the noble life of Maurice 
Kenneth Shaw. I offer my deepest condolences to his wife, Mary 
Elizabeth, his three daughters, Victoria, Anne, and Elizabeth, and his 
six grandchildren.

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