[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 24 (Wednesday, February 13, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E183]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          HONORING RETIRING MARILLA TOWN SUPERVISOR JOHN FOSS

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                           HON. BRIAN HIGGINS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 13, 2008

  Mr. HIGGINS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor and celebrate the 
years of faithful public service of John Foss, retiring Supervisor of 
the Town of Marilla.
  Madam Speaker, John Foss is a lot of things, and a lot of adjectives 
describe him well. Intelligent, committed and focused on the continued 
growth and improvement of his hometown, John Foss labored hard on 
behalf of his constituents, and he has the results to show for it.
  I have had the pleasure of knowing John way back to the mid-1990s, 
when as a candidate for the New York State Assembly, John welcomed me 
to Marilla and introduced me to dozens of his neighbors--local 
residents and farmers with concerns about the agricultural industry in 
Erie County and New York State. John's friendship was critical to me in 
those days and his steadfast support for our efforts to revitalize the 
economy of Erie County and Western New York remain important to this 
very day.
  Madam Speaker, I ask that you join me in honoring the public service 
career of retiring Marilla Town Supervisor John Foss, and join me in 
wishing John and his entire family the very best of good luck and 
Godspeed as they embark upon this new chapter of their lives, active in 
the public affairs of the town of Marilla, but outside the formal role 
of Supervisor. Congratulations, John, on a job very well done.

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