[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 23 (Monday, March 9, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E323]
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 IN HONOR OF JAMES C. GARITO, THE 1998 BAYONNE CHAPTER OF UNICO MAN OF 
                                THE YEAR

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                          HON. ROBERT MENENDEZ

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 9, 1998

  Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. Speaker, I would like to congratulate James C. 
Garito for being named the 1998 Man of the Year for the Bayonne Chapter 
of Unico.
  Throughout his life, Jim has been a tireless servant to the community 
of Bayonne. As a member of the United States Marine Corps, he fought 
courageously in the invasion of Iwo Jima and earned the Bronze Star in 
1945. Since his military service, Jim has served as president of the 
Holy Name Society and Chairman of the annual carnival at Our Lady of 
Assumption Church. He has been the executive director of the Bayonne 
Parking Authority since 1963 and is a past president of the Bayonne 
Board of Education. He was inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame 
and in honor of his countless civic and community activities, Jim was 
awarded the Distinguished Service Medal by the New Jersey State 
Legislature.
  Jim will be joined by his wife, Dorothy, and his three children 
Michael, Kathleen, and Christina, as he is honored by Unico at a dinner 
reception at the Richfield Regency in Verona on March 7, 1998.

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