[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 158 (Monday, November 10, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2296]
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                     A TRIBUTE TO LUKE MARANO, SR.

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                        HON. THOMAS M. FOGLIETTA

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Sunday, November 9, 1997

  Mr. FOGLIETTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a great 
Philadelphian, Luke Marano, Sr., who will be honored this Sunday as the 
Philadelphia Committee of Boys Towns of Italy's 1997 Man of the Year. 
Mr. Marano is the chairman of the 83-year-old Philadelphia Macaroni 
Co., and has distinguished himself through his continued contributions 
to the community.
  Since taking over the operations of the Philadelphia Macaroni Co. 
from his grandfather, who started the business back in 1914, Luke has 
taken a hands-on approach to making it a continued success. He knows 
how to run every machine in the plant, and has expanded operations 
three times since 1973. Producing nearly 100 million pounds of pasta 
per year, Philadelphia Macaroni is one of the largest family 
enterprises in the U.S. pasta business today. Under Luke's direction, 
the company recently broke ground for a new durum flour mill in North 
Dakota. Indicative of his success in the industry, in 1992 Luke was 
named Pasta Man of the Year by the National Pasta Association.
  But aside from his business successes and contributions to the 
Philadelphia business community, Luke Marano is compassionate and 
generous in his public life. When he is honored this Sunday, it will be 
for his generosity in aiding the cause of the Boys Towns of Italy. This 
worthy charity, founded after WWII by Monsignor Carroll-Abbing, 
provides food, clothing, and shelter to needy children throughout 
Italy, a cause Luke Marano has long been a supporter of.
  Mr. Speaker, in light of his years of success in the pasta business, 
and his dedication to worthy causes such as the Boys Towns of Italy, I 
ask that my colleagues join me today in honoring a great American and 
fellow Philadelphian, Luke Marano, Sr.

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