[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 6 (Tuesday, January 18, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E64]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO ARNOLD AMELL

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                         HON. WILLIAM L. OWENS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 18, 2011

  Mr. OWENS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor and remember the life 
of Arnold ``Arnie'' Amell, the chair of Plattsburgh State's College 
Council in Upstate New York.
  A native of Beekmantown, New York, Arnie spent decades devoting his 
life to the New York education system. Throughout the years, he served 
as a teacher, a guidance counselor, director of guidance, assistant 
principal and principal. Outside of the classroom, he served as a 
member of the college council at SUNY Plattsburgh, President of the 
Kiwanis Club of Schenectady, and a member of the Northeast Parent and 
Child Society. Most recently, he spent the last two years as chair of 
the College Council at SUNY Plattsburgh. Through his decades of 
service, he worked to enhance the quality of education youth receive in 
Upstate New York, and provided a strong foundation for countless 
students of all ages.
  Everyone who knew Arnie can say that they knew a man completely 
devoted to his family and his community. I have personally known Arnie 
for years and have served on the college council at Plattsburgh State 
University with him.
  The Plattsburgh community has lost a true friend and a great leader, 
but his memory and spirit will continue to inspire generations of 
Upstate New Yorkers who will work to better their community in this 
tradition.

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