[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 14 (Tuesday, February 24, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E208]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             TRIBUTE TO MARIO LOMBARDO AND STEVEN NICHOLAS

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                        HON. BILL PASCRELL, JR.

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 24, 1998

  Mr. PASCRELL. Mr. Speaker, I would like to call to your attention 
Mario Lombardo and Steven Nicholas, both of Haledon, New Jersey. Mario 
and Steve are being sworn-in as members of the Haledon Borough Council 
on Saturday, January 3, 1998.
  Mario Lombardo has been a resident of the Borough of Haledon for 18 
years. His family emigrated from Italy to the United States when he was 
nine years old. A graduate of Passaic Valley Regional High School, 
Mario has been a member of the Manchester Regional Board of Education 
for seven years, and has served as vice-president. He is a member and 
past president of the San Andrea Social Club; a member of the Passaic 
County Republican League; vice-president of the Haledon Independent 
Republican Organization; and, a member of the Board of Adjustment for 
the Borough of Haledon.
  Mario has been a hair stylist since 1960 and is fluent in three 
languages. He is the proud father of three sons, Donald and twins, Mark 
and David.
  Steven Nicholas has been a Haledon resident for 19 years. A graduate 
of the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Steve is employed by 
Erasteel, Inc. where he is operations manager. He has been a member of 
the Haledon Board of Education for nine years and has served as 
president for four years and vice-president for two years. 
Additionally, Steve has served the P.A.L. (Police Athletic League) for 
six years.
  Steve has also served on the Key Communications Committee of 
Manchester Regional High School, and was a committee member for the 
high school's Project Graduation.
  Steve is married to the former Ida Fattorusso and is the proud father 
of Lisa, of William Paterson University, and Steven, of Manchester 
Regional High School.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that you join me, our colleagues, Mario and 
Steve's family and friends, and the Borough of Haledon in recognizing 
the many outstanding and invaluable contributions Mario Lombardo and 
Steven Nicholas have made to the community as they take office as 
Councilmen of the Haledon Borough Council.

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