[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 100 (Friday, June 29, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1197]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            HONORING THE LIFE AND SERVICE OF NORMAN F. LENT

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                           HON. JOHN L. MICA

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 29, 2012

  Mr. MICA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and 
accomplishments of a statesman and a friend, former Member of Congress 
Norman ``Norm'' F. Lent, who passed away on June 11th.
  Norm was born March 23, 1931 in Oceanside, NY on Long Island. He 
graduated from Hofstra University in 1952 and in 1957 got his law 
degree from Cornell University. After serving in the Navy for two years 
and achieving the rank of Lieutenant, Norm worked as a lawyer in 
private practice in Lynbrook, New York beginning in 1957, and served as 
an Associate Police Justice in East Rockaway in 1959-60. He then worked 
as the Confidential Law Secretary (law clerk) to New York State Supreme 
Court Justice Thomas P. Farley from 1960-62.
  After leaving the private sector in 1962, Lent was elected to the New 
York State Senate from Nassau County, and served from 1963 until 1970, 
when he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.
  During his long tenure in the U.S. House of Representatives, Norm 
served on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and the House 
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, ultimately becoming the 
ranking minority member of both committees often being cited as a ``key 
player in environmental and energy legislation.''
  To Norm's wife Barbara and children, Barbara and Norman we extend our 
deepest sympathies.
  Norm truly made an indelible mark on our nation and he leaves a proud 
and distinguished legacy. Mr. Speaker, I ask all Members of the U.S. 
House of Representatives join me in recognizing Norman Lents' years of 
service and dedication to his community, state and our Nation.

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