[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 4268]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


                    TRIBUTE TO MAYOR DONALD FRACASSI

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                          HON. JOE KNOLLENBERG

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 10, 2002

  Mr. KNOLLENBERG. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity 
to pay tribute to Mayor Donald F. Fracassi, city of Southfield, and 
thank him for his extraordinary contributions to southeastern Michigan. 
A long-time community activist, every person with whom he has worked 
and the people of Southfield, Michigan, are eternally grateful for all 
he has accomplished in his more than three decades of public service.
  Dean of Southeast Michigan mayors, Donald has also been a Southfield 
businessman since 1957. He is chairman of the South Oakland County 
Mayors Association and founder of the Eight Mile Boulevard Association. 
Mayor Fracassi has also been involved in the National League of Cities, 
Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG), and the Michigan 
Association of Mayors and Metropolitan Affairs Corporation.
  Mr. Speaker, it is clear that Donald Fracassi is a man of great 
dedication and commitment to his community. The Jewish War Veterans and 
Ladies Auxiliary, the Southfield Business and Professional Women's 
Club, and the Air Force Association Straubel Chapter #369 have all 
recognized his outstanding service. Mayor Fracassi has also served as 
the Honorary Co-Chair of the United Negro College Fund Mayors' 
Scholarship Ball since 1996, and serves as Honorary Host for such 
events as Israel's 50th Anniversary Celebration, the Arab Community 
Center for Economic and Social Services Anniversary Banquet, and the 
Annual Lem Tucker Scholarship Program.
  And so, Mr. Speaker, I submit this tribute to be included in the 
archives of the history of our country. It is men like Donald who make 
this Nation great. Although Southfield is sad to lose his services, I 
wish him well in his future endeavors.

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