VIETNAM AIR FORCE VET FRIEND HOUSE REP NH STATE QUARTER DALIANIS DOCUMENT SIGNED

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HERE’S A COOL NUMISMATIC/POLITICAL AUTOGRAPH CROSS-COLLECTIBLE PIECE !
A 1999 New Hampshire US Commemorative State Quarter Political House Bill Resolution Document Signed by
GRIFFIN T. “
GRIFF
” DALIANIS, PhD
(1942 - 2016)
VIETNAM WAR U.S. AIR FORCE VETERAN SERVING WITH THE
1
st
SPECIAL OPERATIONS GROUP OF THE
STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND 1961-1965,
MEMBER OF THE NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
MILITARY AIDE TO THE GOVERNOR OF NEW HAMPSHIRE,
AMERICAN VETERANS ADVOCATE, EDUCATOR
and
PSYCHOTHERAPIST,
CHAIRMAN OF THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE ON REHABILITATION
DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF TO THE NATIONAL COMMANDER OF THE DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
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COMMISSIONER OF THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE’S HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION.
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AN OFFICIAL STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE HOUSE RESOLUTION PUT FORTH BY DALIANIS AS CO-AUTHOR URGING THE GOVERNOR, THE US SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY, and THE DIRECTOR OF THE UNITED STATES MINT TO SELECT A DESIGN FOR THE NH COMM. QUARTER WHICH INCLUDES THE STATE MOTTO “
LIVE FREE OR DIE
,”
9 STARS REPRESENTING NH AS THE 9
th
STATE TO RATIFY THE US CONSTITUTION, and THE OLD MAN OF THE MOUNTAIN AS PART OF THE DESIGN.
DATED JUNE 15, 1999, and BOLDLY SIGNED BY DALIANIS,
“Griffin T. Delianis”
WHILE SERVING IN THE NH HOUSE.
HE ALSO ADDS,
“
Thanks for everything
”
BELOW HIS SIGNATURE.
THE DOCUMENT COMES WITH A QUALITY PERIOD COLOR PRINT OF THE RESOLUTION TO GRIFFIN DALIANIS.
NOTE: THE NH COIN WAS ISSUED IN THE YEAR
2000
and CONTAINED ALL THE DESIGN ELEMENTS REQUESTED BY DALIANIS, WHO WILL GO DOWN IN NUMISMATIC HISTORY
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A NICE COLLATERAL ITEM TO YOUR 50 US STATES QUARTER COLLECTION..
The documents measure 8½” x 11” and are both in VERY FINE CONDITION.
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BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES:
Griffin T. Dalianis, PhD, 73, of Nashua, a well-known Psychotherapist, legislator and community volunteer, passed away Thursday afternoon, September 1, 2016, after a long period of declining health.
Born in Boston, Massachusetts on November 19, 1942, he was a son of the late George T. and Elizabeth A. (Frates) Dalianis. An Air Force veteran, Dr. Dalianis served with the 1
st
special Operations Group of the Strategic Air Command from 1961 until his honorable discharge in 1965. He furthered his education at Suffolk University in Boston where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in History and Psychology in 1971 and his Master’s degree of Education in counseling in 1972. He earned a certificate in Advanced Graduate Study in counseling from Northeastern University in 1975 and earned his Doctorate of Philosophy from California Western University in 1982.
Dr. Dalianis founded the Southern New Hampshire Family Counseling Associates, Inc. in 1975 and served as its Director and Psychotherapist until he retired in 1993. In the mid 1970’s, Dr. Dalianis was an instructor of Psychology at Rivier College of Graduate Studies, Nashua, NH; was coordinator of Special Programs and Guidance Counselor at the Blue Hill Regional Vocational School, Canton, MA.
Very active in the Nashua community, Dr. Dalianis was a member of the Nashua Rotary Club and a Paul Harris Fellow of Nashua Rotary West; served on the Board of Directors of the Nashua Youth Council; and was a trustee of the Samuel A. Tamposi Scholarship Fund. He served on the Nashua Planning Board, Nashua Chamber of Commerce; Board of Overseers of Southern New Hampshire Medical Center in Nashua; Healthcare District Council Member; Nashua Boys Club, Board of Incorporators and the Hillsborough County Law Enforcement Association. Dr. Dalianis also served on the Board of Directors for the City of Nashua, Mayor’s Joint Veteran’s Memorial Walk Committee; the New Hampshire State Kidney Foundation; was Chairman of the Nashua, NH Sesquicentennial Committee and the Red Cross Heroes Award Committee.
Dr. Dalianis served as chairman of the Veterans Administration Committee on Rehabilitation; served as the Governor’s Representative of the National Guard Scholarship Fund; was a Military Aide to the New Hampshire Governor; served as chairman of the Nashua Airport Authority; was Commissioner of New Hampshire Human Rights Commission and was Deputy Chief of Staff to the National Commander of the Disabled American Veterans.
His military affiliations include: Vice Chairperson of the Veterans Memorial Walk committee; Nashua Joint Veterans Parade Committee; was the Commander of the Disabled American Veterans Post #7; served as Legislative Officer of the State of New Hampshire Disabled Veterans; was chairman of the State of New Hampshire Veterans Advisory Committee; and was the New Hampshire Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army.
He was honored for being a Military Aide to the New Hampshire Governor, Craig Benson; Order of the Dagger, Country of Georgia; Red Cross Military Hero of the Year 2005 and Veteran of the Year, 2006 by the Union Leader newspaper. The Dalianis House was named in his honor by Harbor Homes transitional housing for veterans. Dr. Dalianis had a weekly column “Ask the Commander” that was published in The Telegraph and across New Hampshire.
Members of his family include his beloved wife of 45 years, Supreme Court Chief Justice, Linda (Stewart) Dalianis; his children, Deborah A. Bischoff and her husband Quentin of Vacaville, CA, Cynthia E. Godfrey and her husband Mark of Oroville, CA, G. Matthew Dalianis and his fiancée Sarah Tone of Manchester, NH, Benjamin S. Dalianis of Nashua; and was predeceased by Sarah S. Dalianis who passed away on Sept. 1, 1979; two grandchildren, Allison Bischoff of St. Louis, MO and Mariah Willis of Los Angeles, CA; two brothers and their wives, George and Jean Dalianis of Pahrump, NV, who in 1996 donated a kidney to Griffin and gave him twenty years  of health, and Richard A. and Rose Dalianis of Virginia Beach, VA; and predeceased by a third brother, Peter A. Dalianis; also nieces and nephews.
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Nashua veterans advocate Griffin Dalianis remembered as ‘larger than life’
“The Telegraph” Nashua, NH, By Staff | Sep 7, 2016
NASHUA – Although it was more than 26 years ago, Matt Dalianis remembers with great clarity the night his father “asked me a question that would change my life,” Dalianis told nearly 200 people Wednesday morning.
“It was June 4, 1990, a Friday night … I was trying to stay up” until his father, working late as he so often did, arrived home.
“Hey, Matt, you want to go to the movies?” Dalianis remembers his seemingly untiring father blurting as he walked in the door.
Amid a round of chuckles by those near and dear and otherwise close to
Griffin T. Dalianis
– the longtime Nashuan known for his animated persona and vigorous advocacy work on behalf of his fellow military veterans – who died last week at age 73, Matt Dalianis said the moment led to an impromptu bonding experience that only strengthened as the years went by.
A U.S. Air Force veteran of the Vietnam era who served most of his four-year tour with the Strategic Air Command, Griffin Dalianis, upon his return to civilian life, earned degrees in education and counseling, then received a doctorate in philosophy in 1982.
Although immersed in his chosen profession as a family psychotherapist, including stints as an instructor of psychology at Rivier University, America’s military men and women – especially those who came home needing guidance and services – were never far from Griff Dalianis’ mind and heart.
“He devoted the last 20-plus years of his life to helping people who needed it the most,” Paul Riordan, Dalianis’ nephew, told listeners who attended the roughly 90-minute service at Nashua’s Immaculate Conception Church.
“Griff knew some wouldn’t return. He knew that some would return needing services, and that some would never be the same,” Riordan said, referring to veterans and their families.
Standing today as a “shining example” of Dalianis’ decades advocating for veterans, Riordan said, is the transitional housing residence for veterans that Harbor Homes named for Dalianis.
A project of Harbor Homes’ Veterans FIRST initiative, the apartment house, on Factory Street, was dedicated in 2010 with a tour and speaking program that, friends said, Dalianis talked about for months.
“As a result of his efforts, approximately 40 veterans have a home,” Riordan said of the facility.
A “truly larger than life” personality who would “always greet you with a big smile and firm handshake,” Dalianis “always knew someone who could help,” his nephew added.
Dalianis’ wife of 45 years, state Supreme Court Chief Justice Linda Stewart Dalianis, sat at the front of the church surrounded by family and several rows of state, county and local jurists, including several of her fellow Supreme Court justices.
The Rev. Ray J. Labrie, Immaculate Conception’s pastor who presided over the service, said Dalianis “loved his family, his country, his city (and) had a huge impact on those whose lives he touched.”
A man of deep faith, Dalianis was “a model of hope for the hopeless” who “brought a smile to those who needed to be filled up,” Labrie said. “For many, Griff was their hero.”
Labrie also spoke of a Facebook post authored by Ben Dalianis, Griff Dalianis’ younger son, following his father’s passing.
It referred to Griff Dalianis’ health scare back in 1991, when he was diagnosed with a rare blood disorder and kidney problems – and given a dire prognosis.
“It’s incredibly hard to fathom, but 25 years ago my father was given six months to live,” Labrie said, reading from Ben Dalianis’ post.
“But anyone who knows my father knows that wasn’t going to be the case,” Labrie read.
“Griff Dalianis not only survived, he thrived … for another 25 years,” Labrie said, turning to the congregation. “He went on to dedicate himself to others.
“His will to live was larger than even he was.”
Former Nashua Mayor Donnalee Lozeau, a longtime friend of Griff and Linda Dalianis, recalled Dalianis’ success in convincing her mayoral predecessor, Bernie Streeter, to form a veterans advisory committee.
“He knew how important it was,” Lozeau said, going on to read off some of the many city, state and national positions Dalianis held and the numerous organizations and agencies with which he was affiliated.
“I believe Griff didn’t think that his four years of (U.S. military) service was enough, so he put in his time looking after veterans,” Lozeau said. “He made it his personal mission to help families be whole again.”
Lozeau brought smiles and even a few laughs to listeners by recalling Dalianis’ reputation as “a name-dropper” and wondering aloud if he might be “setting up a golf game with Bob Hope.”
But if he did have an affinity for dropping names, Lozeau continued, it wasn’t to boost his ego or a wish to see his own name in the spotlight.
“Griff had such a big heart … he figured that if he knew who to call to help someone, then he could make it happen,” she said.
Meanwhile, Matt Dalianis said his father, as a man who loved people, “would have really, really enjoyed this gathering.”
He was 14 the night his father asked the question that, first, took them to a midnight showing of “Total Recall” and, second, formed their lifelong bond.
“We were the only ones in the theater,” Matt Dalianis said. “It was the first time it was just the two of us, father and son.
“From then on, we found our thing together,” he said, referring to watching movies together. “It’s how we connected.”
Another moment seared in Matt Dalianis’ memory, he told the gathering, is receiving his diploma when he graduated from law school.
In her roles as a Supreme Court judge and as his mother, Linda Dalianis presented her son with his diploma and awards, he said, recalling the memorable moment.
“Coming down from the stage, I saw my father … he didn’t say a word. But he gave me the biggest hug ever.
“He had a great big smile,” he added. “I could feel his love, his pride, in me.”
Authored by Dean Shalhoup
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