[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 18]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 27276]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                     TRIBUTE TO CHAIRMAN JOHN HICKS

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                        HON. BENJAMIN A. GILMAN

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, December 15, 2000

  Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Speaker, I am honored to pay tribute to a remarkable 
constituent who has dedicated his life to serving others.
  John S. Hicks, an attorney in my Congressional District whose offices 
are located in Chester, New York, has been Chairman of the Republican 
County Committee of Orange County, NY, since 1995. In that capacity, he 
has diligently worked to build a strong two party system in our 
country. John never lost sight of the fact that his only motivation for 
politics is good government.
  John encouraged delivering the Republican message by providing a full 
time Republican Party Headquarters, and by publishing a supplement to 
our local daily newspaper which he entitled ``The Eagle'' and which has 
been an effective vehicle to publicize the principles of our party and 
the activities of our candidates.
  John Hicks, who is a native of Fayetteville, North Carolina, has been 
a resident of Warwick, NY since he was five years old. A product of the 
public school system of Warwick, and a graduate of Colgate University 
and Albany Law School, he has been engaged in the practice of law since 
1977.
  In 1964, John registered to vote as a Republican at the age of 21, 
and maintained his dedication to Republican policies during and after 
his three year stint in the Army during the Vietnam era.
  John is a Member of the American, New York and Orange County Bar 
Associations. He is active with the National Federation of Independent 
Businesses, the U.S. and the Orange County Chambers of Commerce. He is 
also active in Warwick's Rotary, the Warwick Community Bandwagon, and 
the Orange County Citizens Foundation. John also serves on the Board of 
Directors of the Orange County United Way and the Arden Hill Hospital, 
and is a life member of the American Legion.
  John and his lovely wife, Judy, are the proud parents of Michael (a 
West Point graduate), Deanna, Stephanie, Mark, Lisa and Jeffrey.
  On Feb. 2, 2001, the Town of Newburgh Republican Committee at their 
annual Lincoln Day Dinner will honor John as their designee as the 
``Republican of the Year''. Their recognition is long overdue, for John 
Hicks has long personified the ideal of political work as a public 
trust.
  Mr. Speaker, I invite our colleagues to join with me in 
congratulating John S. Hicks, Esq., for this honor and for a job well 
done.

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