[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 37 (Tuesday, February 28, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E466-E467]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


IN HONOR OF SAM LAMPARELLO, THE 1995 BAYONNE CHAPTER OF UNICO ``MAN OF 
                               THE YEAR''

                                 ______


                          HON. ROBERT MENENDEZ

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 28, 1995

  Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Sam 
Lamparello, who is being honored as the 1995 Man Of The Year by the 
Bayonne chapter of Unico National. A dinner dance will be held in his 
honor on March 4, 1995.
  Sam Lamparello is an Italian immigrant, who came to the United States 
with his parents when he was just 2 years old. He grew up in Bayonne 
and worked with his father in the family ice business. Upon graduation 
Sam Lamparello became an apprentice machinist with the American 
Radiator Co. He was later voted the president of local 447, United 
Electrical Radio and Machine Workers Union. However, during his second 
term as president he decided to pursue his life-long dream.
  Sam Lamparello took all his life savings and founded the Beacon Oil 
Co. He struggled tremendously, working out of his mother's basement. In 
those first years he served as a driver, serviceman, salesman and 
installer. he was later joined by his brothers, and together they 
managed to turn Beacon Oil Co. into a successful business.
  Sam Lamparello has always been eager to serve his community. He was a 
member of the Hudson County Gold Seal Fuel Dealers and then in 1953 he 
joined Kiwanis and UNICO. While a member of these organizations, Sam 
Lamparello organized and chaired many fundraising events. Sam 
Lamparello was also appointed to the Bayonne traffic committee and the 
Bayonne Red Cross board.
  For his great dedication to the community, Sam Lamparello has been 
awarded many honors, including the National Conferences of Christian 
and Jews Brotherhood award [1966] and the Gold Seal Fuel 1969 Man of 
the Year award. in 1964, he was named Jerseyan of the Week by the 
Newark Star Ledger.
  Despite everything he has accomplished, Sam Lamparello was determined 
to keep on helping those that were less fortunate than he. For 12 years 
he was a member of the United Fund of Bayonne and chairman of the 1968- 

[[Page E467]] 69 fundraising drive. Sam Lamparello was a member of the 
board of directors at the YMCA, where he also served as president for 
16 years. During his term in office, he had the largest fund drive ever 
and in the process helped more than 40,000 children.
  Sam Lamparello is still an active member of UNICO, Kiwanis and the 
YMCA board of directors. He also serves on the First Savings Bank of 
New Jersey board of directors and the Bayonne Hospital board of 
directors.
  Sam Lamparello is a wonderful man and a true humanitarian. I am 
honored and proud to have such a man of great stature and heart as one 
of my constituents. Again, I offer my congratulations to Sam Lamparello 
for being named Man of the Year and for offering his time and kindness 
to those in need.