[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 134 (Friday, August 9, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1042]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              IN RECOGNITION OF THE PASSING OF ROCCO LONGO

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                        HON. WILLIAM R. KEATING

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, August 9, 2019

  Mr. KEATING. Madam Speaker, I rise today in recognition of the life 
of Rocco Longo, who served the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for more 
than four decades as a public servant.
  A resident of Duxbury, Rocco Longo spent his entire life in 
Massachusetts. Rocco served as Billerica's town manager for three years 
before accepting the town manager position in Marshfield. His 
retirement as Marshfield's town manager wrapped up a four-decade career 
serving in municipal government. In 2018, Rocco was awarded the Joseph 
Moakley Public Service Award from Bridgewater State University.
  Following his retirement, Rocco never truly stopped working. He 
served in multiple interim positions as well as serving as an 
instructor in a local government leadership certification program at 
Suffolk University. In these roles, he is remembered as a great friend 
who had a talent for bringing people together. He was a calming force 
in times of trouble, and never failed to lift the spirits of those he 
worked with.
  Rocco Longo led a life dedicated to local government, his community, 
and his family. He not only excelled in his work, but he was a loving 
husband to his wife Colleen and father to his children Parker and 
Tyler. He will be dearly missed in my home state.
  Madam Speaker, I am proud to honor the life of Rocco Longo. I ask 
that my colleagues join me in recognizing his commitment to his family, 
his local community, and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

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