[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 18]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 26713]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                    TRIBUTE TO PAUL PATRICK COUGHLIN

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                        HON. JOHN JOSEPH MOAKLEY

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, October 25, 1999

  Mr. MOAKLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise this afternoon to remember a very 
dear friend and to mark the six month anniversary of his passing, April 
23, 1999.
  Paul Patrick Coughlin was an outstanding gentleman whose loyalty, 
warmth, and kindness touched the lives of many, many people in the 
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Paul was a leader, tried and true. But 
Paul led with compassion. He lived every day of his life committed to 
improving his community, and to fostering opportunities not only for 
his own children and grandchildren, but for his neighbors through his 
tireless public service.
  Paul served as a Selectman in his beloved town of Dedham, as a 
Trustee of the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, as Chairman of the 
Dedham Democratic Town Committee, as a Veteran's Agent in the Town of 
Dedham, as Assistant Sergeant at Arms in the Massachusetts Legislature, 
as a Deputy Sheriff in Norfolk County, as an Assistant Clerk of Courts 
in West Roxbury District Court, and as a loyal union member of the 
Communication Workers of America.
  I miss Paul dearly, as does his family and the many, many friends who 
have been fortunate to have known him. Although his is no longer with 
us in person, his kindness, his spirit, and his good works will be 
remembered forever.

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