[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 14 (Tuesday, January 29, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E103]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING DR. IRA SARISON

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                           HON. ROBERT WEXLER

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 29, 2008

  Mr. WEXLER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of Dr. Ira 
Sarison, a constituent and friend of mine from Boynton Beach, who 
passed away unexpectedly on January 11, 2008 while traveling in 
Argentina.
  Dr. Sarison was a native of the Bronx, New York, and had a 
distinguished career as an educator, last serving as Assistant 
Superintendent of Schools in Oceanside, New York. Following his 
retirement in 1988, he relocated to Florida where he established a 
successful elder care management practice in my congressional district. 
He also served as the founding past president of the Democratic Club of 
Greater Boynton Beach. Dr. Sarison will best be remembered for his 
life-long passion for and commitment to education and for his tireless 
work helping those who needed it most in his community.
  Ira Sarison is survived by his wife, Rivalee, his children Lynn and 
Robert, his sister and grandchildren, his extended family, and a large 
circle of friends, of which I am honored to be a part.
  Everyone who knew Ira Sarison loved him dearly, and he will be deeply 
missed.

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