[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Page 13158]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           THE BOSTON CELTICS--THE ``HEROES AMONG US'' AWARDS

  Mr. KENNEDY. Madam President, the Boston Celtics are heroes on the 
basketball court, and they are heroes off the court as well. In 1997, 
they established the ``Heroes Among Us'' Awards to honor outstanding 
persons in the area who have had an especially significant impact on 
the lives of others. The award pays tribute to men and women who have 
made a difference because of their unselfish commitment to their 
community. Their extraordinary achievements take place in a wide 
variety of fields, and are made by persons of all ages and in all walks 
of life.
  At each home game during the basketball season, the Celtics and their 
fans pay tribute to one of the honorees in a special presentation on 
the basketball court. So far, over 300 persons have received the 
``Heroes Among Us'' award.
  All of us in the Kennedy family are proud that one of this year's 
awards was made to my nephew Tim Shriver. He was honored for his 
leadership of the Special Olympics, which provides training in sports 
and opportunities to participate in competitive sports for children and 
adults with mental retardation in many nations throughout the world. 
Tim was honored in Boston last December during a Celtics game against 
the Utah Jazz, and several Special Olympics athletes were part of the 
ceremony on center court.
  Massachusetts is proud of the Celtics and proud of this successful 
and inspiring awards program, which has become one of the most 
respected such initiatives in the Nation. I ask unanimous consent to 
print in the Record the names of the honorees for the 2003-2004 season.
  There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in 
the Record, as follows:

       Frank Kilroy (Danvers), Karen Butler and Tom Lee 
     (Brockton), Atala Esquilin (Lynn), Karen, Bob and Alex Bean 
     (Shrewsbury), Mary Soo Hoo (Boston), Caitlin Gorski 
     (Hopkinton), Chris Constantino (Plymouth), Nadine Burgeson 
     (Lakeville), Kellie Burgeson Surdis (Lakeville), Joe Lawless 
     (Lynnfield), Dr. Arnold Scheller (Milton), Jackie Jenkins-
     Scott (Roxbury), Honorable Leslie Harris (Dorchester), Anne 
     Norton (Boston), Lieutenant Paul D. Lucas (Boston), 
     Firefighter Dorian Jenkins (Boston);
       Firefighter Vincent Dimino (Boston), Cory Arno (Central 
     Falls, RI), Mel Rubin (Chestnut Hill), Ryan and Hattie 
     Wilkinson (Medfield), Mason Hedberg (North Attleboro), Myra 
     Fox (Newton), Margela Olivier-Galette (Randolph), Lee and 
     Allison Weissman (Springfield), Jesus Gerena (Jamaica Plain), 
     Veryl Anderson (North Andover), Bob Michalczyk (Lowell), 
     George Kouloheras (Lowell), Michael Danziger (Lincoln), 
     Melinda Pellerin-Duck (Springfield), State Trooper Kevin 
     Fogwill (Brookfield), Tony DeBlois (Randolph);
       Matt Haymer (Andover), Brian, Calvin and David Owino 
     (Framingham), Debby Sabin Kanzer (Lincoln), Daniel Gonzalez 
     (Cambridge), David Goodfellow (Lakeville), Linda Brooks 
     (Framingham), Greg deZarn-O'Hare (East Kingston, NH), Peter 
     Bruce (South Dartmouth), Brendan McDonough (Dorchester), Ron 
     Bielicki (Waltham), Tim Shriver (Washington, DC), Charity 
     Bell (Jamaica Plain), Alex Cortes (Springfield), George 
     Giddings (Yonkers, NY);
       Charles Diggs (Norwood), Harvey Sanford (Boston), Willis 
     Saunders (Boston), Boston Police Sergeant John Danilecki 
     (Boston), Boston Police Officer Adam Gill (Boston), Boston 
     Police Officer Michael Mylett (Boston), Boston Police Officer 
     Michael Doyle (Boston), Massachusetts Bay Transportation 
     Authority Police Officer James St. Croix (Boston), 
     Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Police Officer 
     Richard Lum (Boston), Massachusetts Bay Transportation 
     Authority Police Officer Chi Keung (Boston).

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