[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 154 (Tuesday, November 30, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2009]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       IN HONOR OF PAMELA HANLON

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                        HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 30, 2010

  Mrs. MALONEY. Madam Speaker, I rise to honor Ms. Pamela Hanlon. Ms. 
Hanlon has devoted herself to others and to her beloved community of 
Turtle Bay on Manhattan's East Side. This month, her efforts are being 
honored by the Turtle Bay Association at its annual meeting.
  A longtime journalist and public relations professional, Ms. Hanlon 
has lived in Turtle Bay with her husband, Charles Hanley, since 1976. 
She began her career as a journalist with the Associated Press, and 
eventually moved to the field of corporate communications, where she 
rose to become Vice President for Public Relations at American Express. 
She has also dedicated herself to the betterment of the community 
throughout that time, serving on the Board of Directors of the Turtle 
Bay Association and as Editor of its newsletter, the Turtle Bay News. 
Ms. Hanlon authored a handsome volume about the postwar history of the 
fabled neighborhood. Her book, Manhattan's Turtle Bay: Story of A 
Midtown Neighborhood, offers an incisive, engaging look at the charming 
enclave to which she has been so devoted.
  The Turtle Bay neighborhood is one of the most storied in our 
nation's greatest city, dating back to 1639, when the Dutch rulers of 
Manhattan Island granted two English settlers a land grant. Turtle 
Bay's natural beauty was noted by famous Americans from Horace Greeley 
to Edgar Allan Poe. Today, as the home to the United Nations, Turtle 
Bay is a fitting symbol of New York City's status as the capital of the 
world. Famous Turtle Bay residents have included Katherine Hepburn, 
Walter Cronkite, Kurt Vonnegut, Dorothy Thompson, Derek Jeter, and the 
brilliant Broadway composer Stephen Sondheim.
  For more than half a century, the dedicated members of the Turtle Bay 
Association have served as passionate and conscientious stewards of one 
of Manhattan's most celebrated and historic neighborhoods. Its members 
have conserved their area's low-rise architectural cohesiveness and 
esthetic beauty by successfully fighting for rezoning efforts. They 
have also undertaken numerous neighborhood beautification initiatives, 
and, thanks in large part to Ms. Hanlon's tireless efforts, have kept 
Association members informed through the publication of regular 
newsletters.
  Madam Speaker, I request that my distinguished colleagues join me in 
honoring Pamela Hanlon, a great New Yorker and a great American, for 
her devotion and service to the Turtle Bay community and for her 
contributions to the civic life of our nation's greatest city.

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