[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 66 (Monday, May 19, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E966-E967]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO VIRGINIA STATILE

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                          HON. ROBERT MENENDEZ

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 16, 1997

  Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay special tribute to 
Virginia Statile, a woman whose dedication to and compassion for the 
sick, elderly, and disabled of Hudson County is unmatched. She has 
given over 33 years of service to the community as executive director 
of the Visiting Homemaker Service of Hudson County.
  Mrs. Statile began working as Visiting Homemaker's executive 
secretary on a part-

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time basis. In a short time, her enthusiasm and devotion earned her the 
position of executive director. In that capacity of Visiting Homemaker 
Service of Hudson County, Mrs. Statile has spearheaded the growth of 
the organization from 25 Homemaker home health aides in 1964 to over 
900 presently.
  Mrs. Statile's accomplishments in the health care field are numerous. 
She has developed, and secured funding for, a large number of programs 
for senior citizens, including Meals on Wheels, Emergency Chore 
Service, Youth in Elderly Service, respite care, short term and long 
term senior care programs, and Senior Community Independent Living 
Service. Additionally, Mrs. Statile helped secure financing for a 
number of other community oriented ventures including: Child Abuse 
Service in an Emergency [C.A.S.E.], Families in Crisis, the Teaching 
Homemaker Intervention Program, and the Child Care Food Program.
  Mrs. Statile's interest in helping her fellow Hudson County residents 
have led to memberships on a number of boards and committees which 
include: the North Jersey Home Care Association, the Hudson Hospice, 
the Hudson Commission on Human Relations, the Hudson County Coalition 
of Non-Profit Organization, the New Jersey Home Care Council, and the 
New Jersey Department of Human Services Home Care Advisory Committee.
  The multitude of programs Mrs. Statile has developed and helped 
expand along with her active involvement in various humanitarian 
programs demonstrate that she is a person who goes above and beyond the 
call of duty. Her activities demonstrate a willingness to work 
selflessly and with great compassion for those less fortunate. AIDS 
patients, abused children and adults, and Alzheimer's patients are all 
people whose lives were touched by the extraordinary efforts of Mrs. 
Statile.
  It is an honor to have such an exceptional woman working on behalf of 
the residents of my district. Mrs. Statile's desire to give so much 
time and effort to helping others should serve as an example for all of 
us. I ask that my colleagues join me in paying tribute to this 
compassionate and dedicated woman.

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