[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 85 (Thursday, June 25, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S7214]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           ELLEN BENNETT KANTROWITZ: A REMARKABLE NEW YORKER

 Mr. MOYNIHAN. Mr. President, a milestone will occur on 
Tuesday, July 7th, which I do not want to go unacknowledged: Ellen 
Bennett Kantrowitz, a remarkable New Yorker, will celebrate her 80th 
birthday.
  Mrs. Bennett Kantrowitz is a native of Queens, New York. She married 
Matt Bennett of Brooklyn, New York and had four children: daughter Pat, 
and sons Bill, Mike and Matt. Today they all have achieved much success 
which they attribute to the guidance provided by their strong mother. 
Pat is a program assistant with the National Association of Secondary 
School Principals in Reston, Virginia. Bill is a Long Island 
businessman. Mike is News Director of WHUD/WLNA in Peekskill, New York. 
Matt is a partner in a Goshen, New York law firm.
  Forty years ago, a tragic accident claimed the life of Matt Bennett. 
The lawsuit which followed led Mrs. Bennett Kantrowitz to enlist the 
help of New York lawyer Moses Kantrowitz. Seven years later, the pair 
were married. For twenty three years this couple lived happily, 
continuing to promote and sustain the strong family bonds which 
characterize the Bennett Kantrowitz family, until Moses Kantrowitz's 
death in 1989.
  Mrs. Bennett Kantrowitz is the matriarch of a large and loving 
family, one which extends throughout the state of New York from 
Huntington, North Babylon, Massapequa, Selden, Brooklyn, Queens, and 
Staten Island to Upstate, Monroe, Highland Mills, Central Valley, 
Newburgh and Beacon. She remains steadfast in her dedication to her 
children, grandchildren and great-children, undeterred by age and 
ailment.
  As Ellen Bennett Kantrowitz turns 80 she will be surrounded by family 
at a celebration July 4th weekend in Monroe, New York. With 
appreciation and admiration I take this opportunity to congratulate her 
on her 80th birthday, and wish her many more.

                          ____________________