[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 2]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 2142]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         A TRIBUTE TO DENNIS S. DiMATTEO AND LILLIAN M. ELMORE

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                       HON. STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 9, 1999

  Mrs. JONES of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, for just under a quarter century, 
Dennis S. DiMatteo has worked for the General Division of the Court of 
Common Pleas, where he now serves as a Supervisor in the Probation 
Department. Nominated by Administrative and Presiding Judge Richard 
McMonagle, Dennis oversees other probation officers and is involved 
specifically in such programs as those involving electronic home 
detention work release, mentally retarded offenders and intensive 
special probation.
  He was a pioneer probation officer in community service and work 
release programs and has, with others, created rules and policies for 
the court in many of these areas.
  Married to Patricia and the father of Michael and Carla, Dennis Lives 
in Lyndhurst. Following his graduation from Ohio State University, he 
served as an officer in the United States Army prior to entering 
service with the Court.
  An avid Ohio State alumnus and, especially, a fan of its football 
program, Dennis also enjoys reading science fiction and watching 
Cleveland Indians baseball.


                           Lillian M. Elmore

  As Deputy Administrator of the Eighth Appellate District of the Court 
of Appeals of Ohio, Lillian M. Elmore has many duties. She greets the 
public and answers their questions about the Court's processes, 
administers the motion docket, supplements files, updates the Court's 
data base and even acts as a Bailiff in some oral arguments.
  Nominated by Chief Judge Patricia Ann Blackmon, Lillian has risen 
from being a clerk-typist to secretary to administrator in the more 
than two decades she has worked at the Court of Appeals.
  Mother of Ricardo, she volunteers at Bedford High School, where Rico 
is a student, is a member of Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church and is 
also active in fund raising for many charities, including the United 
Negro College Fund.
  Lil, as her friends know her, prides herself on being willing to go 
``the extra mile'' to help others, and, for herself enjoys walking, 
aerobics and dancing, among other activities.

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