[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 65 (Friday, May 10, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E774]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  TRIBUTE TO DR. PASQUALE JOHN SCOTTI

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                        HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 10, 1996

  Mrs. MALONEY. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to pay tribute to Dr. 
Pasquale John Scotti. Dr. Scotti, general practice physician, has 
served the local residents of the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, NY, 
for many years as a self described ``old fashioned practitioner.'' He 
is being appropriately honored today by the Settlement School for his 
many years of selfless service to his native Brooklyn.
  Dr. Scotti attributes his interest in medicine to his dedication to 
the residents of Williamsburg to an excellent role model, his uncle 
John, also a physician. Dr. Scotti admired his uncle and saw in his 
practice a strong involvement in the welfare of his patients, many of 
them neighbors and friends. This exposure led Dr. Scotti to medicine 
and to the fulfillment of his dream of a neighborhood practice. He has 
served this community for 22 years.
  Aside from a neighborhood practice, Dr. Scotti served in the U.S. 
Army Medical Corp as well. He spent a year in Vietnam, which left him 
with first hand knowledge of illnesses rarely diagnosed in the United 
States. The year's experience in Vietnam allowed him, upon his 
discharge, to open his local practice in October 1974.
  Pasquale John Scotti was born on October 14, 1941 at home on Skillman 
Avenue in Brooklyn. As a youngster he attended P.S. 17 and Boys High 
School. He received his bachelor of science degree from Fordham 
University and his medical degree from New York Medical College. He 
interned in internal medicine and completed a pulmonary fellowship at 
Metropolitan Hospital Center. He has been married to his wife Lydia 
since October 1978. They are blessed with two children, Melissa-Ann and 
Pasquale, Jr.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join with me today in honoring 
Dr. Scotti, a very rare breed of physician. His neighborhood practice 
has served the local residents for many dedicated and committed years. 
We recognize and salute his contribution and hope he may continue to 
provide a local practice to his many proud patients.

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