[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 152 (Friday, December 12, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1813]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     ACKNOWLEDGING BERNARD MULLIGAN

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                            HON. JEFF DENHAM

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, December 11, 2014

  Mr. DENHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to acknowledge Bernard Mulligan 
and to personally thank him for his life-long spirit of public service 
and his unyielding commitment to the community of Morgan Hill.
  Bernie graduated from Red Bank Catholic High School in New Jersey in 
1960. He later went on to receive a Bachelor's and Master's degree in 
Political Science from Temple University in Philadelphia, PA. Following 
his graduation, he moved to Morgan Hill, CA where he has been an active 
member of the community for the past 40 years.
  Among his many accomplishments, Bernie Mulligan was the Volunteer 
Coordinator for the community's annual Independence Day celebration. He 
chaired the Blue Ribbon Task Force on medical needs and is a member of 
the Board of Trustees for the Morgan Hill Community Health Foundation 
and the Saint Louise Regional Hospital Foundation. Bernie is the 
current President of the Morgan Hill Sister Cities program and 
personally founded the Headford, Ireland and Seferihisar, Turkey Sister 
City Associations.
  Bernie has spent countless hours promoting the values of limited 
government through several years of service on the Santa Clara County 
Republican Committee and working on the 1980 and 1984 campaigns for 
President Ronald Reagan.
  Bernie has one son, Sean, who is a programming engineer. Bernie's 
hobbies include traveling, music, and drinking Irish ales and stouts. 
He is known by members of the Morgan Hill community as the ``Ambassador 
of Good Will.''
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in honoring and thanking Bernard Mulligan 
for his exemplary leadership and unyielding service to the community.

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