[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 19]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 25498]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    IN RECOGNITION OF PAUL W. CARUSO

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                         HON. DENNIS A. CARDOZA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, December 6, 2004

  Mr. CARDOZA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Stanislaus County 
Supervisor Paul W. Caruso, as he will be retiring on January 1, 2005 as 
Supervisor of District 5 of the Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors.
  Paul W. Caruso was born on June 20, 1947 in San Jose, California. 
When Paul was two months old, he and his family moved to Stanislaus 
County, California where he has resided for the past 57 years. Paul 
attended local schools including Modesto Junior College and California 
State University, Stanislaus. He served in the California National 
Guard from 1967 through 1973 earning the rank of Staff Sergeant.
  Supervisor Caruso and his wife, Sharon, continue to reside in 
Stanislaus County, where they raised their daughter Amanda who is a 
recent graduate of California State University, Stanislaus. Paul's 
involvement in the community throughout the years has been extensive, 
serving as a member, charter member, or Past President of the Ceres 
Chamber of Commerce, the Salvation Army Modesto Corps and Red Shield 
Board of Directors, and the Ceres Rotary Club. He has served as 
Chairman or Past President of the Stanislaus County Council of 
Governments, the San Joaquin Valley Regional Association of California 
Counties, and Mountain Valley Regional EMS, among many others. Paul is 
also the President and CEO of Caruso Shopping Center, Inc. which was 
built in 1951.
  Prior to his election to the Board of Supervisors, Paul was elected 
to the Democratic Central Committee in 1976. In 1984 he served as Fire 
Commissioner to the Industrial Fire Protection District until 1987 when 
he was elected to the Ceres City Council. It was in November of 1990 
that Paul W. Caruso was first elected as Supervisor for District 5, of 
the Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors. He has since served as 
Chairman of the Board in 1995, 2000 and 2004.
  Supervisor Paul W. Caruso has had a remarkable career in public 
service that has been recognized on many occasions. He received the 
2001 VFW Modesto Post 3199 Man of the Year Award, the Ceres Chamber 
Honorary Life Member Award in 1989, Rotarian of the Year Award in 1986 
and 2000, Ceres Citizen of the Year 1985, and the Rotary International 
Paul Harris Fellow Award in 1985, among many others.
  Throughout the years, Paul has certainly distinguished himself as a 
leader and dedicated member of the community. Mr. Speaker, it is my 
honor and privilege to congratulate Supervisor Paul W. Caruso upon his 
retirement and thank him for his outstanding service to Stanislaus 
County.

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