[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 8133]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    IN HONOR OF JAMES A. TUCCIARONE

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 11, 2006

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor and recognition of 
James A. Tucciarone, upon his retirement that follows an exemplary, 
thirty-six year career with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), 
throughout Ohio, Michigan and Illinois.
  In 1971, Mr. Tucciarone began his career as an FAA air traffic 
controller at the Akron-Canton control tower, and later served as 
Manager of the Akron Municipal Air Traffic Control Tower, Akron-Canton 
Air Traffic Control Tower and the Columbus Air Traffic Control Tower. 
He was called upon to serve as Manager of the Cleveland Center, and as 
Sectional Supervisor of the Operations Branch at the Great Lakes 
Regional Office in Des Plaines, IL. Mr. Tucciarone also worked as 
Assistant Air Traffic Manager at Cleveland and Detroit Metro Towers, 
and also at the Cleveland Air Route Traffic Control Center. In every 
place he worked, Mr. Tucciarone's integrity, expertise and focus on 
flight safety never wavered.
  Mr. Tucciarone's boundless enthusiasm, energy, kind heart and 
steadfast integrity frame both his personal and professional life. 
Aside from his numerous accomplishments in the field of aviation, Mr. 
Tucciarone is an active member of his community. He is a member of the 
Board of Directors and Advisory Board for ``Kids in Flight, `` a non-
profit organization whose mission is to use aviation as a tool of 
empowerment for seriously ill children and their families. He is a 
member of numerous civic agencies and also volunteers his time coaching 
and umpiring youth basketball and softball teams.
  Mr. Speaker and Colleagues, please join me in honor, recognition and 
gratitude of Mr. James A. Tucciarone, upon his retirement from the FAA 
that follows thirty-six years of outstanding service and 
accomplishment. His dedication, expertise, leadership, and energy, 
focused on excellence and safety in aviation, also extends outward into 
the community, where he offers his time and talent to children and 
their families who struggle daily with illness, uplifting their lives 
to a place where hopes and dreams take flight. I wish Mr. Tucciarone 
and his family an abundance of health, peace and happiness as his 
journey begins from here.

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