[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 97 (Thursday, July 10, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1389]
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                        TRIBUTE TO FRANK LONARDO

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 9, 1997

  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commend Mr. Frank Lonardo for 
his vast contributions on behalf of organized labor. Mr. Lonardo is a 
40-year veteran of the International Longshoremen's Association, AFL-
CIO. He is the president of ILA 1814 and was reelected International 
General Organizer at ILA's 1995 convention.
  To his credit, Mr. Lonardo has worked his way through the ILA 
organization. He started working on the docks of Brooklyn as a teenager 
and throughout his career has served in a number of capacities, 
including assistant treasurer of the Brooklyn Longshore Credit Union, 
and as assistant to the president of Local 1814.
  Among his other duties, he has served on the executive board of the 
New York City Central Labor Council and is a trustee of the New York 
Maritime Ports Council of the Maritime Trades Department. Frank and his 
wife Patricia are the parents of four children, Jeanine, Frank Jr., 
Joseph, and Alicia.

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