[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 88 (Wednesday, May 24, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H2588]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING MICHAEL R. MASONE

  (Mr. D'ESPOSITO asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. D'ESPOSITO. Mr. Speaker, I rise this evening to pay tribute to 
Michael R. Masone, an ex-chief of the Island Park Fire Department, the 
same department that I proudly served for the last 23 years.
  This weekend back home in Island Park, we are going to rededicate our 
beloved local beach in his honor. The ex-Chief Michael R. Masone Beach 
was named for a man who back in 1942, when he served as chief of our 
great department, resigned. He resigned as chief to do something far 
greater, and that was to serve this Nation in World War II. He returned 
home and married the love of his life, Sue, and they lived in Island 
Park for decades.
  He was the senior member of our department when he passed away, 
serving over 70 years.
  His nickname in Island Park was ``The Hawk,'' and we called him ``The 
Hawk'' because he always kept a watchful eye on our beloved community.
  Mr. Speaker, I look forward this weekend to joining neighbors, loved 
ones, family, friends, and fellow Island Parkers in, once again, paying 
tribute to a true American hero, someone whom we all aspire to be back 
in Island Park, ex-Chief Michael R. Masone.

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