[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 7751]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




       IN RECOGNITION OF TAMARAC CITY COMMISSIONER DIANE GLASSER

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                         HON. ALCEE L. HASTINGS

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 9, 2014

  Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor my dear 
friend Diane Glasser, who currently serves on the City Commission for 
Tamarac, Florida. I have been lucky to work with Diane for many years 
to make Florida a better place for all Floridians, but, for over 40 
years, I have been even luckier to call Diane a friend. It is a 40-plus 
year friendship that has meant the world to me, and I thank her for it.
  Diane hails from Mill Basin in Brooklyn, New York. She went to high 
school and college in New York, but then in 1973, we in Florida were 
lucky enough to entice her down our way--getting to avoid those New 
York winters probably helped us look like a good place to live too. 
Diane moved to Florida with her husband who was a 100 percent disabled 
veteran having served bravely in World War II. Diane's husband, due to 
the injuries he suffered fighting for his country, was unable to work, 
but this did not stop him from being a tireless advocate for veterans. 
I think Diane would agree that her husband's advocacy helped in part in 
laying the ground work for her future successes as an advocate for the 
members of our community.
  After working in the construction industry for 12 years, Diane was 
ready for something new. Mr. Speaker, my friend Diane turned her 
tremendous energy and insight to helping the members of her community 
by volunteering for her local Democratic Party. Of course, Diane was 
not going to volunteer here and there. No, instead, Diane, through 
dedicated effort, went from starting as a volunteer and worked her way 
to First Vice Chair of the Florida Democratic Party. In addition, she 
was elected to the Democratic National Convention as a National 
Committeewoman, and was appointed to the Electoral College.
  Mr. Speaker, on behalf of all Floridians and members of the 
Democratic Party, I would like to thank Diane for her tireless work in 
pursuit of justice for not only all Floridians, but all Americans. She 
is an inspiration to all of us who strive to make our communities a 
better place to live.

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