[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 80 (Thursday, May 31, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E930]
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                    IN RECOGNITION OF DAN DULCHINOS

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                          HON. RICHARD E. NEAL

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 31, 2012

  Mr. NEAL. Mr. Speaker, I would like to acknowledge the retirement of 
high school baseball coach Dan Dulchinos from Chicopee, Massachusetts. 
Mr. Dulchinos is retiring after fifty-years of coaching at Chicopee 
Comp High School. His accomplishments over the course of a career have 
been remarkable. Mr. Dulchinos helped create the Chicopee Comp 
basketball program in 1962. Under his leadership, the basketball team 
won a Western Massachusetts Championship. Mr. Dulchinos went on to 
coach the high school baseball team, earning over six hundred 
victories, including four Western Massachusetts Championships.
  As a coach, Mr. Dulchinos excelled at teaching high school student 
athletes the fundamentals of the game. It is not just the decades of 
coaching that makes his retirement worthy of commemoration, but the 
impact he had on the lives around him. He has inspired many of his 
former players to pursue coaching positions, thus passing on the skills 
he taught to other generations. Mr. Dulchinos taught the importance of 
teamwork and instilled a strong work ethic in his players. The skills 
he taught his students over five decades would go on to help them 
become successful, not only in baseball and basketball, but also in 
life. Those who live in Western Massachusetts have come to know Mr. 
Dulchinos as a recognizable face in town, who regularly attends and is 
a strong supporter of local high school sporting events. While coach 
Dan Dulchinos may be retiring, his accomplishments and the lessons he 
taught his players will live on.
  For these reasons I wish to recognize Dan Dulchinos for his 
contributions to his community. Congratulations again to Mr. Dulchinos 
on the accomplishments of his career.

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