[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 104 (Tuesday, June 15, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E644]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   HONORING THE LIFE OF FORMER TONAWANDA SUPERVISOR RONALD H. MOLINE

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                           HON. BRIAN HIGGINS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 15, 2021

  Mr. HIGGINS of New York. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the 
life of the late Tonawanda Town Supervisor Ronald H. Moline, a native 
of Western New York. Ron was well-liked and well-respected as an 
educator, and served as a member of the Tonawanda Town Board for more 
than a quarter-century.
  A graduate of Sweet Home High School and the State University of New 
York at Buffalo, Ron began a career as a high school history teacher 
with Buffalo Public Schools in 1964. In 1981, he embarked upon a 
political career in the town of Tonawanda, winning a grueling race for 
a seat on the Town Board. After the incumbent Supervisor passed away 
two years later, Mr. Moline accepted appointment to the position, and 
subsequently won election to the seat in his own right. Ron would move 
back to a seat as Councilman in 1993 and would again become Supervisor 
in 2000.
  As Supervisor, Ron worked to grow industrial parks in Tonawanda, and 
worked closely with companies including General Motors, Dunlop, DuPont, 
and Praxair to both maintain current jobs in Tonawanda and grow 
opportunities for both corporations and local workers. Ron was an 
innovator in local government as well, establishing a Yahoo chat room 
in 2001 for concerned citizens to communicate directly with elected 
Town leaders, allowing them to be, as he said, more ``close, available, 
and responsive to our constituents.''
  Madam Speaker, I appreciate this opportunity to remember the life and 
accomplishments of Supervisor Ron Moline, and I ask that my colleagues 
join me in honoring his legacy and extending our condolences to his 
family and friends.

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