[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 10]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 14342]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  BIRTHDAY WISHES FOR LOUIS E. TESSIER, THE SUPERVISOR OF THE TOWN OF 
                            LAKE GEORGE, NY

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                       HON. KIRSTEN E. GILLIBRAND

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 8, 2008

  Mrs. GILLIBRAND. Madam Speaker, it is my honor to rise today on 
behalf of Louis E. Tessier, the Supervisor of the Town of Lake George, 
in recognition of his 80th birthday on July 19, 2008. I extend my 
congratulations on this special occasion to Lou, his wife Mary, his 
daughter, Rene, and to his entire family.
  Mr. Tessier has a distinguished career in public service. He was 
elected into and has held his office since 1984. He served as the 
Warren County Budget Officer from 1992 through 1995 and as the Warren 
County Chairman of the Board of Supervisors from 1996 through 2000. He 
has served on a long list of many of the county's committees--
everything from Airport to Youth Programs. During his career, he has 
also been appointed to the following:
  Board of Directors of the Warren-Hamilton Counties Action Committee 
for Economic Opportunity, Inc.; Warren County Sewer Commission; County 
Jury Board Member; Advisory Council for Warren-Hamilton Counties Office 
for the Aging; Warren County Traffic Safety Board; Warren County 
Deferred Compensation Program; Warren County Representative of the 
Adirondack Park Centennial Committee; Industrial Development Agency; 
Warren County Labor/Management Committee; Inter-County Committee of the 
Legislative Bodies of the Adirondack Representatives; Adirondack/Glens 
Falls Transportation Council; Warren County Local Development 
Corporation (LDC); Warren County LDC--Executive Committee of the Board 
of Directors; Inter-County Solid Waste Coordinating Committee; Bi-
County Ad Hoc Committee for Burn Plant Negotiations; Negotiating 
Committee for Burn Plant Acquisition; Warren County Criminal Justice 
Advisory Board, Alternatives to Incarceration Service Plans; Sub-
committee on Revenue Enhancement; Airport Consultant Selection Board; 
Lake Champlain--Lake George Regional Planning Board; Bi-County Ad Hoc 
Committee for Hartford Landfill Negotiations.
  Please join me, the Town of Lake George, the people of Warren County 
and New York's 20th Congressional District in wishing Supervisor Lou 
Tessier a very happy 80th Birthday.

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