[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 107 (Thursday, June 26, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1389]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 RECOGNIZING THE CONTRIBUTION OF SUFFOLK LIFE NEWSPAPERS TO LONG ISLAND

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                           HON. STEVE ISRAEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 26, 2008

  Mr. ISRAEL. Madam Speaker, I rise to commemorate a sad occasion in my 
district: Suffolk Life Newspaper will publish its last edition this 
week. David Willmott published the first edition of what would become 
Suffolk Life on August 17, 1961.
  His paper, which started out serving a small community in Suffolk 
County, eventually became the largest weekly paper east of the 
Mississippi. For more than 40 years, Dave Willmott covered the local 
issues that didn't receive attention elsewhere. He had a style all his 
own--with political views that I often disagreed with. But he took on 
the issues others wouldn't touch and he and his staff took great pride 
in the service they provided to our community with the newspaper. They 
held those of us who serve in public office to a high standard with 
rigorous questionnaires and biting weekly columns.
  Suffolk Life will shut its doors, but the impact of Dave Willmott's 
enterprise will live on long after the paper is gone.
  Madam Speaker, Suffolk Life will be missed but not forgotten. I'm 
proud to honor this Long Island institution on the House floor.