[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 16 (Thursday, January 26, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E186]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                        FIFTY YEARS OF MATRIMONY

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                         HON. MICHAEL P. FORBES

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 25, 1995
  Mr. FORBES. Mr. Speaker, a romance out of the lore of Hollywood has 
now reached 50 years in my home district in Smithtown, Long Island. 
Eugene A. Cannataro and Vera Ditta were married on February 4, 1945 at 
Sts. Philip and James Church in St. James on a snowy Sunday.
  During their 50 years of marriage, the hallmark of their lives has 
been a relationship based on mutual respect, family, and God. Gene and 
Vera have been blessed with a wonderful family and are the proud 
parents of a son, Dennis, married to Patricia, and a daughter, Lynn, 
married to Peter. They are the proud and devoted grandparents of three 
beautiful granddaughters, Cheryl Ann Cannataro, Dana Lynne Nowick, and 
Kerry Lynn Nowick.
  Gene and Vera's enthusiasm, generosity, good humor, and fellowship 
have touched all who have come to know them. They are known to many for 
their love of life and family.
  Congratulations and best wishes for health and happiness today and 
for many years to come.


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