[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16437]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 HONORING THE LIFE AND SERVICE OF JOE CONNOLLY OF THE CITY OF ASHEVILLE

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                           HON. HEATH SHULER

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 1, 2011

  Mr. SHULER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of Joe 
Connolly for his distinguished service to the Land-of-Sky Regional 
Council Area Agency on Aging and Western North Carolina.
  Since 2008, Mr. Connolly had been a true fighter, undergoing three 
instances of brain tumors in a span of three brief years. A husband, 
father of two, and grandfather of two, he passed away peacefully on May 
31, 2011. He had served the aging community of Western North Carolina 
for the past nineteen years, as director of the Land-of-Sky Regional 
Council Area Agency on Aging since 2006 and prior to that as director 
of the WNC AIDS Project and the WNC Alzheimer's Association, and as a 
member on the boards of numerous community agencies. His service truly 
encompassed the spirit of giving, impacted many lives, and will not 
soon be forgotten.
  Mr. Connolly was an inspiration to those around him, a man more 
concerned with providing care than receiving it. I urge my colleagues 
to join me today in honoring Mr. Joe Connolly for the remarkable 
commitment he made to the people of Western North Carolina.

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