[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6181]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   TRIBUTE TO THE HONORABLE DAN PEARL

  (Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to 
the honorable Dan Pearl.
  Mayor Pearl retired in 1972 to the town of Sunrise, Florida, in 
Broward County after having served 30 years as a parole officer with 
the New York Division of Parole.
  In 1979, he was first elected to the Sunrise City Council and later 
served as mayor and deputy mayor. It was during his tenure as mayor 
that Sunrise made the transition from a strong-mayor system to a 
professionalized city government administered by a city manager.
  In appreciation of his tireless service to his community, county 
officials took the unprecedented step of naming the Oakland Park 
Boulevard Library after Mayor Pearl in 1993.
  Those of us who had the pleasure of working with Mayor Pearl will 
always remember his contributions and insights as a public servant. He 
was a member of numerous boards and organizations, including the 
Florida League of Cities, the Gold Coast League of Cities, the Broward 
Planning Council, the South Florida Regional Planning Council, and the 
American Cancer Society.
  His death in 1996 was a tremendous loss to his family, colleagues, 
and the citizens of south Florida; but we will always remember the 
warmth, sincerity, and friendliness of Dan Pearl that he shared with 
everyone.
  On behalf of the people of south Florida, it is my honor to salute 
the life and legacy of Mayor Dan Pearl.

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