[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 7004]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO LARRY KELLY

 Mrs. SHAHEEN. Mr. President, today I congratulate and honor 
Larry Kelly, who is retiring from his position as executive director 
for Tri- County Community Action Program, CAP, which serves New 
Hampshire's North Country.
  Larry's career has been one of admirable service to New Hampshire and 
his community. Through various roles, including positions at the 
Community Services Administration in Boston, Federal Regional Council 
of New England, and other CAP agencies, Larry's career has been 
dedicated to helping others and serving the less fortunate.
  In 1984, Larry joined Tri-County CAP. Larry's dedication to the 
greater Berlin community and the entire State of New Hampshire, coupled 
with his decades of volunteer service, is a testimony to his character. 
His kind and gentle disposition is complemented by a passion and drive 
to make his community a better place in which to live and work. Always 
putting the community's interests above his own, Larry has been a 
champion for the neediest among us, advocating on behalf of those 
without a voice and without hope. He has been rightly recognized as a 
leader among his peers throughout his professional life, receiving 
national awards such as the Community Action Foundation's Executive 
Director of the Year Award.
  On a personal note, I am very grateful to Larry for his support and 
counsel during my years in public office. Whether it was a CAP-related 
matter or not, Larry was always ready and willing to assist in whatever 
capacity he could. I consider Larry a friend, and I know his 
contribution to the North Country will be missed. Please join me in 
congratulating Mr. Larry Kelly of Berlin, NH, on his 
retirement.

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