[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 178 (Wednesday, December 9, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H9090]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




RECOGNIZING THE CAREER OF D. PATRICK CURLEY AND HIS 50 YEARS OF SERVICE 
                          TO WESTERN NEW YORK

  (Mr. HIGGINS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. HIGGINS. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the career of D. 
Patrick Curley and his 50 years of service to western New York.
  Pat Curley was born and raised in Buffalo. After a stop at Boston 
College to earn a mathematics degree, he returned home and became an 
instructor at D'Youville and Canisius Colleges.
  In 1977, Pat started a consulting company where, for decades, he 
helped western New York businesses stay competitive in the global 
marketplace.
  Pat served on the board of the New York Power Authority and was 
elected to three terms on the Orchard Park Town Board. He has served in 
leadership positions for more than two dozen charitable organizations; 
and for the past 46 years, he has been a member of the Orchard Park 
Volunteer Fire Company, where he has responded to more than 5,000 
emergency calls.
  Pat has had a varied career, but the common thread in his life and 
his work has been his love for his family and western New York.
  So, Pat, on behalf of a grateful community, please enjoy your well-
earned retirement.

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