[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 67 (Friday, May 22, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E972-E973]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO ANTHONY FIORELLO

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                        HON. BILL PASCRELL, JR.

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 22, 1998

  Mr. PASCRELL. Mr. Speaker, I would like to call to your attention 
Anthony Fiorello of Wayne, New Jersey who is being honored this evening 
by the Borough of West Paterson for his service as Municipal Court 
Judge.
  Tony was born on May 11, 1940. A resident of Passaic County, he 
graduated from Passaic Valley High School in 1958 whereupon he entered 
Seton Hall University as an undergraduate student in Political Science. 
Tony graduated in 1962 with a B.A. in Political Science and in the top 
10 percent of his class with a 3.3 G.P.A.
  At Seton Hall, Tony was involved in many campus activities including 
President of the TKE fraternity, varsity-lettered athlete in fencing 
(selected to E.C.A.C. Championship tournament, Deputy Brigade 
Commander--ROTC Brigade, and Distinguished Military Student. He also 
received the University Cross and Crescent Award for Outstanding 
Achievement

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in Academic, Moral, and Extracurricular Accomplishments.
  In 1962 Tony entered Seton Hall's School of Law where he was selected 
as a Centennial Scholar. He was a Charter Member and Secretary of the 
PAD, a professional legal fraternity and co-authored a study on 
election laws in states comprising the Third Circuit. During this time, 
he also served a clerkship for the City Attorney, City of Paterson.
  In February 1966, Tony was called to active service during the 
Vietnam War and was commissioned as a First Lieutenant. He was promoted 
to Captain in 1967 and served as Assistant Inspector General, 
U.S.A.T.C., Fort Knox, Kentucky where he later served as a member of 
the U.S.A.T.C. General Staff. Tony was decorated with the U.S. Army 
Commendation Medal and the National Defense Medal.
  Tony has a wealth of legal experience, with a career spanning 32 
years. A trial attorney, he has served many local municipalities as 
their attorney including the Borough of Wanaque--where he still serves, 
the Township of Wayne, the Boroughs of Totowa and Haledon, and the 
Cities of Passaic and Garfield (Board of Education). Tony also served 
as the Municipal Court Judge for the Borough of West Paterson, from 
1995 to 1998. Additionally, he has been appointed by the New Jersey 
Superior Court as guardian for incompetents and minors, and as a fiscal 
agent for corporations involved in litigation.
  An active member of the community, Tony has given much of his time to 
many local civic and religious organizations. He is a member of the 
Wayne Elks, President of the Wayne Jaycees, and a member and coach at 
the Wayne P.A.L. Tony is also Director for many groups including 
Citizens Against Drug Abuse and the Greater Wayne Chamber of Commerce, 
and is Chairperson of the North Jersey Country Club> He is President of 
the Holy Cross Home School Association as well as the Paterson Diocesan 
Federation of Home School Associations. Tony has also served as a 
presenter for the New Jersey Catholic Conference in dialogue with 
federal and state legislators on issues of importance to New Jersey 
Bishops.
  Tony was married on February 20, 1965 to the former Isabell 
Gallagher. They have three children--Jackilyn Fiorello Carpinteri, age 
31, Kathleen Fiorello, age 29, and Brian Fiorello age 26.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that you join me, our colleagues, Tony's family 
and friends, and the Borough of West Paterson in recognizing the many 
outstanding and invaluable contributions Anthony Fiorello has made 
throughout the years to our community.

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