[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 59 (Tuesday, May 12, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E814]
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                       IN HONOR OF ANTHONY SUMMA

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                        HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 12, 1998

  Mrs. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Anthony 
Summa of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, who has been chosen as an honoree for 
the School Settlement Testimonial Dinner.
  Anthony Summa graduated from Stuyvesant High School and earned a B.S. 
from New York University in 1953. Shortly after graduation he was 
drafted into the Army and carried out a twenty-month tour in Europe. 
Upon his discharge and return to New York, Anthony was employed by 
Alexander's Department Stores as a manager.
  Mr. Summa then became involved in banking, first at Citibank as a 
senior examiner and at the largest bank in New Jersey, First National 
State Bank. He then joined Irving Trust Company where he rose to the 
honorable position of vice president and deputy auditor. Mr. Summa is 
now chairman of Cross County Federal Savings Bank.
  Mr. Summa remains active in his parish. Our Lady of Mt. Carmel 
Church, where he has served as usher, lecturer, trustee, member of the 
Parish Finance Committee, past president of the Parish Council, and as 
chairman of the Mt. Carmel Parish Centennial.
  Mr. Summa is also a past president of the Holy Name Society, a Fourth 
Degree member of the Knights of Columbus where he is a council recorder 
and community committee chairman. In addition, Mr. Summa is president 
of the Daughters & Sons of Italian Heritage Lodge of the Order Sons of 
Italy in America, as well as treasurer of the New York State Commission 
for Social Justice, which is an anti-defamation branch of the order.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to rise with me in this tribute to 
Anthony Summa of Brooklyn, New York as he receives this award for his 
dedication to his community. I am proud to have Mr. Summa as an active 
member of my district.

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