[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 59 (Tuesday, May 12, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E815-E816]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      IN HONOR OF VINCENT GANGONE

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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 Vincent 
Gangone, who has been chosen as an honoree for the School Settlement 
Testimonial Dinner, in Brooklyn, New York, along with his brother, 
John.
  Vincent Gangone, the co-owner of a surgical supply store, was born at 
St. Catherine's Hospital in the Greenpoint/Williamsburg section of 
Brooklyn over thirty years ago. He attended the Grover Cleveland High 
School in Ridgewood, Queens, and the School of Pharmacy at St. John's 
University in Jamaica, Queens. Later, Mr. Gangone graduated from the 
Police Cadet Corps. Mr. Gangone then became a fixture in the Greenpoint 
community while working in a neighborhood pharmacy.
  In 1990 Mr. Gangone came to a crossroad in his life and decided to 
open Salerno Surgical Supply with his brother. The Gangones' business, 
named after the Italian hometown of his parents, Nicola and Anna 
Gangone, has become a successful surgical supply store and a necessary 
addition to the Greenpoint/Williamsburg community.
  It has been eight years since Salerno Surgical Supplies opened, and 
Vincent Gangone believes it was one of the best decisions he and his 
brother have made. The store allows

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Mr. Gangone to serve and interact with the community, an element of the 
job that he cherishes.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that my colleagues rise with me in this tribute to 
Mr. Vincent Gangone of Greenpoint, Brooklyn. He deserves sincere 
congratulations for receiving such a fine honor from the School 
Settlement Association. I'm proud to have him as a constituent.

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