[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 188 (Thursday, November 29, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H9731]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        RECOGNIZING JOHN SCARANO

  (Ms. TENNEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. TENNEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize my dear friend, John 
Scarano, who recently retired as the executive director of the Herkimer 
County Chamber of Commerce after 12 years at the helm.
  John, a native of Little Falls and also a twin, returned to Herkimer 
County after serving in the U.S. Army for 6 years. Upon his return, 
John spent 23 years at Mohawk Data Sciences Corporation in East 
Herkimer before his appointment to the chamber in 2006.
  During his tenure, John has played a pivotal role in revitalization 
projects, which have made significant contributions to Herkimer's 
budding economy, including the Frankfort 5S South Business Park, a new 
Tractor Supply Distribution Center in Frankfurt, the new Heidelberg 
Bakery facility, and the emergence and support of countless new small 
businesses.
  Along with his work at the chamber, John has served on the boards of 
the Herkimer County Industrial Development Agency, the Herkimer County 
Historical Society, and the Herkimer County HealthNet.
  John is a generous, deeply caring, and honorable person, and I know 
he will continue to do the best for our community in retirement. John 
is also one of the most relentlessly fun, enthusiastic, and patriotic 
people I have ever known.
  To my dear friend John Scarano, thank you for your many years of 
dedicated service to our community and our Nation. We are grateful to 
you, and we wish you the best in retirement.

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