[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 9538-9539]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              CELEBRATING THE RETIREMENT OF EILEEN SEVANO

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                          HON. JOSH GOTTHEIMER

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 20, 2017

  Mr. GOTTHEIMER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Eileen Sevano and 
her unwavering service as a pillar of the Teaneck Public School system 
for nearly thirty years. On the occasion of her retirement, I applaud 
Eileen for an incredible forty years of teaching, spanning from Teaneck 
and Englewood Cliffs, in New Jersey to Brooklyn and Chinatown in New 
York. During the course of her career, Eileen touched the lives of many 
students and helped shaped the minds of the next generation.
  William Arthur Ward once said, ``The mediocre teacher tells. The good 
teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher 
inspires.'' As a public-school teacher in elementary and middle school, 
Eileen inspired her students both inside and outside of the classroom. 
For years, Eileen coached softball in Teaneck, empowering young women 
on the field. For fourteen years, as Director of Camp Kookooskoos, 
Eileen inspired young

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campers through the arts, science, sports, and by exploring and 
nurturing the environment. Eileen helped our young people create 
memories that last a lifetime. By focusing on the breadth of learning, 
even beyond the classroom, Eileen put the best interests of her 
students first and helped them grow and thrive.
  Generations of students, who Eileen taught, have had limitless 
potential. They have and continue to launch new businesses in New 
Jersey, find cures for diseases like cancer, create the next 
breakthrough in technology, and much more. With the help of a 
supportive teacher like Eileen, all of this has been possible.
  Nobody is surprised to hear that in retirement Eileen will continue 
her lifetime of service by volunteering with students in her community 
and babysitting her granddaughters. Encouraging learning and creating a 
supportive environment for young people is what Eileen enjoys most.
  I am lucky to know Eileen and am profoundly thankful for her lifetime 
of service. I commend her for being a wonderful role model to my 
children and to many students from across the Fifth District. I ask my 
colleagues to join me in recognizing Eileen's hard work, and wish her, 
her husband Dennis, her daughters Brenna and Perri, and her 
granddaughters Maddy and Sydney, all the best as Eileen celebrates this 
new chapter.
  In closing, I join countless families across the Fifth District in 
saying thank you to Eileen for her dedication to children and to her 
community. The world just would not be the same without her hard work 
and inspiration.

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