[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5978]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            IN HONOR OF THOMAS L.P. O'DONNELL OF HINGHAM, MA

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                         HON. STEPHEN F. LYNCH

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, April 27, 2012

  Mr. LYNCH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of Mr. Thomas L.P. 
O'Donnell, in recognition of his outstanding contributions to his 
hometown of Hingham, MA, and to commend him for over fifty years of 
dedicated service to his community.
  Tom is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School. He was 
elected First Marshall of his class and has served as an elected 
director of the Harvard Alumni Association as well as an Overseer of 
Harvard University. He currently is a retired partner at Ropes & Gray 
LLP in Boston, where he has practiced law since 1949.
  Tom and his wife Carol moved to Hingham in 1955, just three years 
after they were married. Tom served as a member and chairman of the 
Advisory Committee and of the Board of Appeals. Mr. O'Donnell was first 
elected Town Moderator in 1967, and he has been re-elected every year 
since then. Mr. O'Donnell served in the United States Navy during World 
War II, and was recalled during the Korean War, attaining the rank of 
Lieutenant.
  Tom has been active in educational, charitable, and civic affairs. He 
helped in the effort by the Trustees of Reservations to acquire World's 
End in 1967. This is perhaps the most visited place in Hingham. In 
2001, both Tom and his wife, Carol, were recipients of the Alexis de 
Tocqueville award from the United Way of Massachusetts Bay.
   Mr. Speaker, Tom is known for his quick wit, his sense of humor, his 
loyalty to his friends, and his unquestioned integrity. He had the good 
fortune to marry Carol in 1952, and they were married for 58 years. 
They raised four children and have been blessed with nine grandchildren 
and three great-grandchildren.
   Mr. Speaker, it is my distinct honor to take the floor of the House 
today to join with Thomas L.P. O'Donnell's family, friends, and 
contemporaries to thank him for his remarkable service to his community 
of Hingham and to the United States of America.

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