[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 40 (Tuesday, April 8, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E590]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                ADA CATANIA'S 90TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION

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                        HON. BILL PASCRELL, JR.

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, April 8, 1997

  Mr. PASCRELL. Mr. Speaker, I would like to bring to your attention 
the momentous occasion of the 90th birthday of Ada Catania, of Fair 
Lawn, NJ.
  Ada was born on April 28, 1907, in Zurich, Switzerland to Cesare and 
Bartolo Guidi. The second of four children, Ada's family included her 
brother, Domenic, and two sisters, Louise and Elvitia. In October 1913, 
her family emigrated from Switzerland to the United States, coming 
first to Paterson, NJ, before finally settling in Fair Lawn in 1918. 
Even today, Ada lives in the house her father built in 1918.
  On June 28, 1925, Ada married Frank Catania in Blessed Sacrament 
Roman Catholic Church, Paterson. She worked in the Silk City textile 
industry of Paterson and was a proud union member of the ILGWU. 
Hardworking, Ada, along with Frank, still found the necessary time to 
happily raise a family of four children, Philomena, Jean, Eugene, and 
Frank. Today, she can proudly boast of an extended family including 9 
grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that you join me, our colleagues, Ada's family and 
friends, the borough of Fair Lawn, and the city of Paterson, in 
recognizing the momentous occasion of Ada Catania's 90th birthday.

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