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[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 589 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 589

Honoring the life of Thomas M. Menino, Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts, 
                           from 1993 to 2014.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 20, 2014

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

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                               RESOLUTION

 
Honoring the life of Thomas M. Menino, Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts, 
                           from 1993 to 2014.

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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