[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 17860]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                       TRIBUTE TO JAMES E. O'NEIL

 Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire. Madam President, I rise today to 
pay tribute to James E. O'Neil of Chesterfield, NH, on being named as 
the Keene Chamber of Commerce 2001 Citizen of the Year.
  Jim has served the community of Keene for many years contributing to 
the overall quality of life in the region. He is involved in leadership 
positions with organizations including the Monadnock United Way and 
Center Stage of Cheshire County and is a board member for Cheshire 
Medical Center and Monadnock Family Services. Jim is also an executive 
trustee of Kingsbury's charitable foundation to benefit the 
Chesterfield School.
  Jim and his wife, Joan, have been married for 29 years and have two 
children: a daughter, Rachel, who resides in Cambridge, MA, and a son, 
Jay, a resident of Durham, NH.
  I commend Jim for a lifetime of community service to the greater 
Keene area. He is an exemplary role model for the citizens of his 
community and our entire State. It is an honor and a privilege to 
represent him in the U.S. Senate.

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