[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 15]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 20658]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            TRIBUTE TO MAYOR JOHN LYONS OF PEMBROKE PARK, FL

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                         HON. KENDRICK B. MEEK

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 27, 2006

  Mr. MEEK of Florida. Mr. Speaker, it is with deep sorrow that I rise 
to pay tribute to the late Mayor John Lyons of Pembroke Park, FL. Mayor 
Lyons was a great community leader and role model, and his passing will 
be mourned throughout the community.
  Mayor Lyons passed away on Thursday, September 21, 2006. The funeral 
Mass to celebrate his life will be held today beginning at 11 a.m. at 
Nativity Catholic Church, 5200 Johnson St., Hollywood, FL.
  Mayor Lyons was a World War II veteran and a Chicago native. For over 
20 years he worked for the Chicago Fire Department, from which he 
retired as a lieutenant. He moved to South Florida and continued his 
career of community leadership. He served as chairman of Pembroke 
Park's code-enforcement board for 4 years. In 1991, Mayor Lyons was 
elected to the Pembroke Park Town Commission and was a member there for 
the rest of his life. In 2003, his colleagues elected him mayor.
  Mayor Lyons was the loving and devoted husband of Mrs. Eleanor Lyons. 
He is also survived by his granddaughter, Kimberly, and her husband 
John Hasenberg; great-grandchildren Elinor and Binyamin; brother Leo 
Lyons; and brother and sister-in-law Raymond and Nan Lyons.
  Mr. Speaker, Mayor Lyons was an institution in Pembroke Park, FL. He 
was a kind and giving man who dedicated his life to community service, 
and he will be sorely missed.
  Both Pembroke Park and Broward County have lost a great leader. I 
offer my sincere condolences to his family and all who were touched by 
his kindness and service.

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