[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 119 (Wednesday, September 10, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1712]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




TRIBUTE TO FRED AND ANGELINE ANDREANO ON THEIR 70TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

                                 ______
                                 

                         HON. MICHAEL P. FORBES

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 10, 1997

  Mr. FORBES. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in this hallowed chamber to pay 
tribute to Fred and Angeline Andreano, of Patchogue, Long Island, as 
they celebrate their blessed 70th wedding anniversary with their family 
and friends on September 18, 1997.
  I know my colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives believe as 
I do, that marriage is the bedrock of our society, the foundation on 
which all of our values, beliefs and hopes for the future rest. That is 
why we, as national leaders, should take a moment to recognize and 
honor Fred and Angeline Andreano for all of the love, loyalty, hard 
work, and faith they have dedicated to a marriage that has endured and 
grown for 70 years.
  It was a blessed day in 1927 when Fred Andreano and Angeline 
Montecalvo pledged their love and fidelity to each other at the St. 
John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church in Angeline's hometown of 
Center Moriches. Born in the nearby South Shore, Long Island, community 
of East Patchogue, Fred was a young man of 24 when he promised a 
lifetime of commitment to Angeline, a pledge he has held sacred for 
seven decades. The love and adoration between Fred and Angeline has 
blessed them with two wonderful children, Richard and Ann, as well as 
six grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.
  For the past 70 years, Fred and Angeline Andreano have demonstrated 
the values, caring and commitment that have given their marriage the 
strength and stamina to flourish through a Great Depression, two World 
Wars and 13 Presidents. The foundation of the Patchogue community, 
indeed, all of Long Island, has been strengthened by the example of 
hard work and devotion that Fred and Angeline have dedicated to their 
marriage.
  We see the many blessings and gifts that have been bestowed upon Fred 
and Angeline, of which they so generously share, and understand the 
true meaning of family values. Mr. Speaker, I ask that this entire 
chamber join me in offering our praise and heartiest congratulations to 
them on this remarkable anniversary. A union as blessed as theirs will 
surely endure forever.

                          ____________________