[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 16181]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




SENATE RESOLUTION 589--HONORING THE LIFE OF THOMAS M. MENINO, MAYOR OF 
                BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, FROM 1993 TO 2014

  Ms. WARREN (for herself and Mr. Markey) submitted the following 
resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 589

       Whereas Thomas Menino was born on December 27, 1942, in 
     Readville, in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Boston where he 
     lived his entire life;
       Whereas Thomas Menino was a devoted husband, a loving 
     father, and an adoring grandfather;
       Whereas Thomas Menino was elected to the Boston City 
     Council in 1983 to represent District 5, including the Hyde 
     Park neighborhood where he lived;
       Whereas Thomas Menino served as City Council president and 
     became acting mayor of Boston in July 1993;
       Whereas Thomas Menino was elected as the 53rd Mayor of 
     Boston in November 1993, the first Italian-American mayor of 
     the city of Boston;
       Whereas Mayor Menino subsequently was elected to 4 
     additional terms, serving an unprecedented 20 years as Mayor 
     of Boston;
       Whereas Mayor Menino took pride in being known as the 
     ``Urban Mechanic'', focusing on the nuts and bolts issues 
     that kept the city moving forward, from fixing potholes to 
     cleaning up public parks;
       Whereas Mayor Menino oversaw a period of growth and urban 
     renewal in Boston, and worked to make Boston a city of safe, 
     livable neighborhoods;
       Whereas Mayor Menino led the resurgence of neighborhoods in 
     Boston, from the waterfront and the innovation district of 
     the waterfront to Dudley Square in Roxbury, creating a city 
     with unbounded innovative potential;
       Whereas Mayor Menino committed himself to being the 
     ``Education Mayor'', using his political will and courage to 
     improve education for all the children in the city;
       Whereas Mayor Menino was a powerful advocate for research 
     institutions in Boston, including the world-class hospitals 
     and universities in the city;
       Whereas Mayor Menino stood firmly for full equality for 
     every person in every community in Boston, and focused on 
     building an open, accepting, and inclusive city;
       Whereas Mayor Menino was a constant presence at public 
     events throughout Boston, greeting residents at countless 
     ribbon cuttings, potluck dinners, and school plays;
       Whereas more than half of city residents said they had 
     personally met the Mayor and thousands said the Mayor had 
     personally touched their lives;
       Whereas Mayor Menino led Boston with resolve during times 
     of both triumph and crisis, guiding the city following the 
     terrorist attack at the 2013 Boston Marathon and 
     demonstrating what it means to be ``Boston Strong''; and
       Whereas Mayor Menino was one of the great leaders in the 
     almost 400-year history of Boston, who transformed the city 
     into a modern-day City on a Hill that is a model for the 
     United States and the world: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) honors the lifetime of service by Mayor Menino to the 
     City of Boston and residents of the city;
       (2) affirms the lasting contributions by Mayor Menino to 
     the City of Boston and to the United States; and
       (3) requests the Secretary of the Senate to prepare an 
     official copy of this resolution for presentation to the 
     family of Mayor Thomas Menino.

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