[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 135 (Tuesday, September 13, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1605]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             IN RECOGNITION OF PETER STROHM'S 65TH BIRTHDAY

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                        HON. FRANK PALLONE, JR.

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 13, 2011

  Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Mr. Peter R. 
Strohm of Mantoloking, New Jersey as his friends and family gather to 
celebrate his 65th birthday on August 14, 2011. Mr. Strohm has 
exemplified outstanding dedication toward the members of the community 
through his professional and civic endeavors. His achievements are 
truly worthy of this body's recognition.
  Mr. Peter Strohm is a successful product of Ocean County, New Jersey. 
By 1968, Mr. Strohm graduated cum laude from Washington and Lee 
University with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics. Concurrently, he 
enlisted in the United States Army Reserve in 1968. He served honorably 
as a reservist for twenty-eight years, retiring in 1996 as a Lieutenant 
Colonel. Mr. Strohm further enhanced his education, earning a Juris 
Doctorate (JD) from the Columbia University School of Law in 1971 and a 
Masters of Laws (LL.M.) from New York University School of Law in 1981. 
In 1988, he graduated from the United State Command and General Staff 
College of Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Mr. Strohm has served as principal 
with the law firm of Rothstein, Mandell, Strohm, Must & Halm in 
Lakewood, New Jersey since 1971 and currently serves and chairs several 
committees on the Ocean County Bar Association and the New Jersey 
Supreme Court. As a result of his outstanding efforts, he was awarded 
the 2000 Professionalism Award from the New Jersey State Bar 
Association.
  Since 2006, Peter Strohm has served as a Councilman in the Borough of 
Mantoloking. He currently maintains this position and continues to 
represent the interests of the residents of his town. In 2005, Mr. 
Strohm was appointed by the Governor of New Jersey to serve as a State 
Officer on the Tidelands Resource Council. He currently serves as State 
Committeeman, representing the Ocean County Democratic Committee.
  Mr. Speaker, once again, please join me in thanking Mr. Peter Strohm 
for his valuable contributions to the Ocean County Community and 
congratulate him for 65 outstanding years of commitment.

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