[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 140 (Thursday, October 1, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2411-E2412]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     TRIBUTE TO MR. ROBERT TILLSLEY

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                           HON. SCOTT GARRETT

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 30, 2009

  Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute 
to Mr. Robert Tillsley of Franklin Lakes, New Jersey for his dedicated 
support to the Boy Scouts of Northern New Jersey as well as Ramapo 
College and the members of the community of Bergen County. Tonight, Mr. 
Tillsley is being honored by the Iaoapogh Mountains District of the 
Northern New Jersey Council of the Boy Scouts for his commitment to 
improving the local community. This district serves more than 3,000 
youth, guided by 1,000 adult volunteers through 32 Cub Packs, 26 Boy 
Scout Troops and 6 Venture Crews.
  Robert T. Tillsley has been a member and friend of scouting for his 
entire life. He started as a member of Troop 55 in Paterson, New 
Jersey, and worked his way up from Patrol Leader to become Junior 
Assistant Scoutmaster. In November of 1960, he achieved the honor of 
Eagle Scout and has consistently held true to its creeds--``once an 
Eagle Scout, always an Eagle Scout.''
  Mr. Tillsley also supports a variety of commendable organizations 
outside of the Boy Scouts. He serves as the chairman of the Foundation 
Board of Governors at Ramapo College and has chaired several board 
committees over the years. He has worked with McBride Corporate Real 
Estate since 1988 where he started as a Senior Vice President 
responsible for the marketing of multi-tenant office buildings and then 
moved on to

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McBride's National Services division to serve as President in 1994. His 
responsibilities include the oversight of national services, customer 
service, database implementation, maintaining relationships, and 
implementation of marketing services for the division. He is an active 
member of the Society of Industrial & Office Realtors, the Industrial & 
Office Real Estate Brokers Association of Metropolitan New York, and 
CORFAC International--a worldwide commercial real estate network 
through which he has spoken at numerous global conferences and serves 
as an Executive Committee member.
  As Boy Scouting founder Lord Baden Powel once said, ``It is the 
spirit within, not the veneer without, which makes a man.'' Robert 
Tillsley's spirit can be seen in his laudable educational and business 
pursuits on behalf of the Boy Scouts of America throughout the 5th 
district of New Jersey; I join with his family, friends, and community 
in celebrating this momentous occasion. 

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