[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 188 (Thursday, November 16, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1583]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       RECOGNIZING RON GOLDSTEIN

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                           HON. JOE COURTNEY

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 16, 2017

  Mr. COURTNEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize a good friend 
and great educational leader in Eastern Connecticut, Mr. Ron Goldstein, 
who is stepping down after a long and distinguished career on the Board 
of Education in the town of Colchester, CT.
  Mr. Goldstein is a local hero in Colchester. He was raised in the 
town, graduated from Colchester's Bacon Academy in 1985, attended 
Brandeis University and obtained his law degree from Harvard. In 1992, 
Mr. Goldstein returned to his native Colchester and made his home 
there. Shortly thereafter he was recruited to serve in town government 
by the former first selectwoman and my former district director, the 
late Jenny Contois. He began on the town's Charter Adoption Commission 
and spent the next 24 years serving the town in various positions, 
including 16 years as a member of the Board of Finance and eight as the 
chairman of the Colchester Board of Education. He is a tireless 
champion of quality education and is deeply committed to his community. 
Mr. Goldstein is also on the Boards of the Colchester Library, the 
Collaborative for Colchester's Children, and the Colchester Community 
Theatre. He's even performed in several plays. Ron is a man of deep 
faith and active at his synagogue, Colchester Ahavath Achim.
  Mr. Speaker, it gives me particular pleasure to praise Ron's record, 
because I am a Democrat and Ron is a Republican and yet we never once 
over the 12 years I have known him ever discussed town or national 
issues through the lens of party politics. His focus has always been 
what's best for Colchester and our nation. That, Mr. Speaker, is 
exactly the kind of public service our nation needs and his example is 
an inspiring one, particularly at a time when politics and government 
are facing a crisis of confidence in the public at large.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to please rise to thank Ron for his 
years of dedication to the Colchester community. Although his 
leadership as chairman of the Board of Education will surely be missed, 
I am confident that his commitment to Colchester will continue in the 
years to come.

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