[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 53 (Tuesday, April 29, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E769]
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                      A TRIBUTE TO DOLORES COLUCCI

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                        HON. BILL PASCRELL, JR.

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 29, 1997

  Mr. PASCRELL. Mr. Speaker, I would like to bring to your attention 
Ms. Dolores Colucci of Clifton, NJ who is being honored by the Clifton 
Optimist Club.
  A lifelong resident of Clifton, Dolores is one of seven children born 
to Dorothy and William Straub, a treadmill producer and a former 
airplane parts manufacturer. Her parents always advocated wholesome 
activity for youth, a legacy which Dolores does everything possible to 
continue.
  A former student of Pope Pius XII High School in Passaic, Dolores 
decided to pursue a career in education. She graduated from Montclair 
State College with a bachelor's degree in education and thereafter 
began teaching in local schools, and subsequently obtained a master's 
degree in guidance and counseling from Kean College.
  Dolores became involved with the local area youth in 1974, when she 
was a volunteer for the Girls' Club of Clifton. Two years later she 
became the club's executive director, and led the organization for 10 
years. When the Girls' Club merged with the Boys' Club, Dolores became 
the new club's executive director.
  As the executive director of the Boys' and Girls' Club, Dolores 
maintains a very busy schedule as she offers her services to many other 
community organizations including the Civic Affairs Committee of the 
North Jersey Regional Chamber of Commerce, the Clifton Inter-Agency 
Council, the Clifton Education Advisory Board, the Recreation Task 
Force, and the Strategic Planning Committee of the Clifton Board of 
Education.
  In addition to her civic involvements, Dolores is also actively 
involved with projects for Zonta International, an organization for 
business and professional women, and religious programs at her parish, 
Saint Philip the Apostle Roman Catholic Church.
  Dolores has been recognized numerous times for her work with youth 
and was honored in 1989 as Outstanding Executive by the New Jersey Area 
Council of Boys' and Girls' Clubs as well as being named Agency 
Executive of the Year in 1993 by the United Way of Passaic County.
  Dolores always prioritized family. She and recently deceased husband 
Thomas proudly raised three children: Anne Sibilski, a kindergarten 
teacher at School 12 in Clifton; Thomas, a manager of a fitness store 
in Paramus; and Daniel, a sixth-grader at Woodrow Wilson Middle School.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that you join me, our colleagues, Dolores' family 
and friends, the youth of the Boys' and Girls' Club of Clifton, and the 
city of Clifton in recognizing the outstanding and invaluable service 
to the community of the Boys' and Girls' Club 1997 Youth of Year, 
Dolores Colucci.

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