[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 6505]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO RAYMOND C. CHURCH

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                        HON. PATRICK J. KENNEDY

                            of rhode island

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 27, 2006

  Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island. Mr. Speaker, it is with pleasure that I 
rise today to honor Raymond C. Church, a life-long resident of the 
great state of Rhode Island, in recognition of his 16 years of service 
to the accounting profession and the Rhode Island Society of CPAs 
(RISCPA).
  Ray has very ably led the RISCPA and its nearly 1,500 CPAs and 
affiliated professionals throughout Rhode Island, and he is considered 
a leader among his peers. It is on this day that we thank him for his 
service to the accounting profession, to the community and to his 
country, and wish him well in his retirement.
  Ray has also worked diligently for the citizens of Rhode Island and 
particularly the residents of Rhode Island House District 48. Ray was 
elected to the State of Rhode Island's House of Representatives in 2004 
and has been serving on the House Committee on Corporations and the 
Permanent Joint Committee on Economic Development. He also served as 
the North Smithfield Town Administrator from 1987-1989 and is the 
former Chairman of the North Smithfield Town Budget Committee.
  Ray served his country honorably in the U.S. Army, and is a Vietnam 
War veteran. He attended Bryant College and graduated with a major in 
Accounting in 1982. Ray is not only dedicated to his profession but to 
his family as well. He and his wife Carol have been married for 33 
years and have one daughter, Jennifer.
  It is with great pleasure that we honor Raymond C. Church today, and 
congratulate him and thank him for all he has done for his hometown, 
the state of Rhode Island, the association community, and the 
accounting profession.

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