[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5191]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       DENNIS MANN WILL BE MISSED

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                           HON. BARNEY FRANK

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, April 5, 2011

  Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. Mr. Speaker, on Friday, April 8th, the 
Town of Sharon and many others will be honoring Dennis Mann on the 
occasion of his retirement as the Fire Chief of Sharon, Massachusetts. 
Sharon is a town very well represented in this body--it has been, since 
1982, in the district I am privileged to represent, and it is the 
hometown of my colleague from Massachusetts, Mr. Keating, who served 
Sharon as a State Representative and State Senator before moving on to 
become the District Attorney for the county in which it is located and, 
most recently, our colleague here in the House.
  Mr. Speaker, Dennis Mann exemplifies public service at its best, and 
at a time when too many people are prone to denigrate public servants, 
I am very proud to hold him up as an example of the kind of dedication, 
integrity, and commitment from which the public benefits. Dennis Mann 
has been a member of the Sharon Fire Department for over 30 years, and 
he was Chief for 13. In addition to the difficult job of running a fire 
department, with all that that entails, Dennis Mann's commitment to 
others has led him to teach CPR and also serve as an instructor in 
karate.
  Mr. Speaker, we are as a society very lucky to have people who are 
prepared to risk their lives in the fire service, one of the most 
dangerous occupations in the world, and we too often take for granted 
the safety that they provide for us. I very much regret that there are 
those who would deny them the resources we need--and I say we and not 
they--for them to do their job on our behalf.
  Mr. Speaker, to Dennis Mann, his wife Kathy, and their children Jamie 
and Carissa, I send my very best wishes; my congratulations on a job 
well done; and gratitude for the example Mr. Mann has set for public 
service at its best.

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