[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 18]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 24109]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




       TRIBUTE TO RETIRING SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER BARBARA J. SIDARI

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                        HON. FORTNEY PETE STARK

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 18, 2004

  Mr. STARK. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to Barbara J. Sidari, 
who is retiring from the San Lorenzo Unified School District Board. 
Mrs. Sidari has served the students, parents, teachers, and 
administrators in the school district of San Lorenzo, California since 
she was first elected in April 1979. She served until 1983 and was 
reelected in November 1988 and has served continuously since that time. 
Mrs. Sidari was elected by her fellow Board members to serve as 
president and vice president/clerk of the Board several times.
  During her twenty years as a Board member, Mrs. Sidari represented 
the Board of Education on numerous committees and councils throughout 
the county. She is especially proud of her accomplishments as a member 
of the Eden Area Regional Occupational Center Council, a position she 
has held for nineteen years. She has also served as chair of the 
Council for several terms.
  Mrs. Sidari has always been active in school affairs having held 
several positions from Historian to President of the local PTA. She is 
a former Cub Scout Den Mother and Brownie Leader and continues her 
active service in a number of educational and civic organizations.
  Barbara J. Sidari exemplifies commitment and service. Her 
contributions to her community are noteworthy. As she ends her twenty-
year tenure on the San Lorenzo School Board, I congratulate her and 
applaud all that she has done to make a difference in the lives of 
others. Mrs. Sidari will be honored at a reception on January 25, 2005. 
I join her colleagues, friends, and admirers in expressing good wishes 
and appreciation for a job well done.

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