[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 15]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 21148]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                     TRIBUTE TO JOHN ``MIKE'' FLYNN

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                         HON. JAMES P. McGOVERN

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 30, 2001

  Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor John ``Mike'' Flynn, 
who has served as the Worcester County Sheriff since January 7, 1987.
  Mr. Flynn's law enforcement career began with the Fitchburg Police 
Department where he served from 1952 until 1963. From 1963 until 1987, 
he served as Deputy Superintendent of the Worcester County Jail and 
House of Correction and Special Sheriff of Worcester County.
  The sheriff has been active in many civic and community activities. 
He has been a member of the West Boylston Democratic Town Committee in 
West Boylston; Board of Directors of the Campaign for Human 
Development; Veterans of Foreign Wars, West Boylston, Post 6709; 
American Legion Post 21 Main South Post; President of the Armed Forces 
Committee in 1993; President of the Massachusetts Sheriff's 
Association, and his special 30 year association with the Mercy Center 
and their mission to serve the mentally retarded.
  Son of Irish immigrants, the Sheriff is proud of his heritage, but 
proud to be an American. The ``son of a steamfitter'', he attended 
Northeastern University's Division of Law Enforcement, and served in 
the U.S. Army during World War II as an infantryman in the Asian 
Pacific Theater. During his service in the National Guard, he achieved 
the rank of Captain.
  Above all, the Sheriff is a family man who enjoys time with his wife 
Joan, their six children, and seven grandchildren.
  A true Democrat, a dedicated public servant, a loving parent and 
faithful brother, Sheriff Flynn exemplifies the ideals of the 
Democratic Party and the spirit of Eleanor Roosevelt. The Shrewsbury 
Democratic Town Committee is honored to present him its 2001 Eleanor 
Roosevelt Humanitarian Award.

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