,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ehi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november 
#bj1 #bjad ,ms4 ,warren 7for herself and
 ,mr4 ,markey7 submitted the following  
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,honoring the  
life of ,thomas ,m4 ,menino1 ,mayor of  
,boston1 ,massachusetts1 from #aiic to  
#bjad4  ,whereas ,thomas ,menino was    
born on ,december #bg1 #aidb1 in        
,readville1 in the ,hyde ,park          
neighborhood of ,boston where he lived  
his entire life2 ,whereas ,thomas       
,menino was a devoted husband1 a loving 
father1 and an adoring grandfather2     
,whereas ,thomas ,menino was elected to 
the ,boston ,city ,council in #aihc to  
represent ,district #e1 including the   
,hyde ,park neighborhood where he lived2
 ,whereas ,thomas ,menino served as     
,city ,council president and became     
acting mayor of ,boston in ,july #aiic2 
,whereas ,thomas ,menino was elected as 
the #ecrd ,mayor of ,boston in ,november

 #aiic1 the first ,italian-,american    
mayor of the city of ,boston2 ,whereas  
,mayor ,menino subsequently was elected 
to #d additional terms1 serving an      
unprecedented #bj years as ,mayor of    
,boston2 ,whereas ,mayor ,menino took   
pride in being known as the ,urban      
,mechanic1 focusing on the nuts and     
bolts issues that kept the city moving  
forward1 from fixing potholes to        
cleaning up public parks2 ,whereas      
,mayor ,menino oversaw a period of      
growth and urban renewal in ,boston1 and
 worked to make ,boston a city of safe1 
livable neighborhoods2 ,whereas ,mayor  
,menino led the resurgence of           
neighborhoods in ,boston1 from the      
waterfront and the innovation district  
of the waterfront to ,dudley ,square in 
,roxbury1 creating a city with unbounded
 innovative potential2 ,whereas ,mayor  
,menino committed himself to being the  
,education ,mayor1 using his political  
will and courage to improve education   
for all the children in the city2       

,whereas ,mayor ,menino was a powerful  
advocate for research institutions in   
,boston1 including the world-class      
hospitals and universities in the city2 
,whereas ,mayor ,menino stood firmly for
 full equality for every person in every
 community in ,boston1 and focused on   
building an open1 accepting1 and        
inclusive city2 ,whereas ,mayor ,menino 
was a constant presence at public events
 throughout ,boston1 greeting residents 
at countless ribbon cuttings1 potluck   
dinners1 and school plays2 ,whereas more
 than half of city residents said they  
had personally met the ,mayor and       
thousands said the ,mayor had personally
 touched their lives2 ,whereas ,mayor   
,menino led ,boston with resolve during 
times of both triumph and crisis1       
guiding the city following the terrorist
 attack at the #bjac ,boston ,marathon  
and demonstrating what it means to be   
,boston ,strong2 and ,whereas ,mayor    
,menino was one of the great leaders in 
the almost #djj-year history of ,boston1

 who transformed the city into a        
modern-day ,city on a ,hill that is a   
model for the ,united ,states and the   
world3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the
 ,senate--  7#a7 honors the lifetime of 
service by ,mayor ,menino to the ,city  
of ,boston and residents of the city2   
7#b7 affirms the lasting contributions  
by ,mayor ,menino to the ,city of       
,boston and to the ,united ,states2 and 
7#c7 requests the ,secretary of the     
,senate to prepare an official copy of  
this resolution for presentation to the 
family of ,mayor ,thomas ,menino4