On the recordFebruary 22, 2010
Representative Lynch has been a big help in making certain that we could move forward with a request from one of my local communities. Obviously, we honor, by renaming the post office at 116th Street in North Troy, the memory of Marty Mahar who served this country so well. Certainly he is a public servant who can be held up as a model for this Nation, one who has an outstanding track record of service to this Nation's military, taking and assisting the veterans as they return to our communities, working with them, having earned so much recognition and honor from his service to country. He was also just understood to be that voice for veterans who worked so steadfastly to make certain that they had a welcome home and that they were finding the services that were intended for them to be brought right to the doorstep. Also, he has so many distinguished bids of service. He is honored for his civic duties, the sense that he cherished Troy and cherishes Troy at the local and State levels, recognized as president of the New York State Association of City Councils, having served as a city council member of Troy and then eventually as mayor. All of these issues are why this recognition and the renaming of the post office is so worthy and so justified. He is a model for all. His dedication to this country and certainly his work servicing the Postal Service is just a sense of his love and devotion for Troy.
