[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 135 (Thursday, October 1, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1858]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 TRIBUTE TO THE LATE FRANK ANGELO SIINO

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                             HON. SAM FARR

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 1, 1998

  Mr. FARR of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to observe the 
passing of Frank Angelo Siino, who died in August 1998. He was a master 
boatwright who carried on the traditions of his family, a long line of 
boat builders.
  Frank and his brother Raymond followed in their father's footsteps by 
working in the Siino Boat Works on Cannery Row in Monterey, California. 
They build feluccas, boats built upon the ancient double-ended, lateen-
rigged design used since time immemorial in the Mediterranean. Liboria, 
an Italian felucca which the brothers built and named for their mother, 
now hangs in the Monterey Bay Aquarium as a prime example of a craft 
used by fisherman in Monterey. Frank's skill at molding wood and 
repairing boats was innate. His friend Mike Maiorana said ``He was an 
authentic boatwright. When you'd see him at his band saw cutting out a 
compound curve, you couldn't tell where the wood left off and he 
began.''
  Frank's knowledge of authentic wooden boat-building was sought out by 
many, and, as a consequence, Frank became a teacher and a mentor. 
Although today's commercial boats are fiberglass, steel and aluminum, 
wooden boats by Frank Siino still ply the waters of Monterey Bay. Frank 
built The Holiday from scratch, and she still works as a charter 
fishing boat. Her sister, the Miss Monterey, works out of Morro Bay as 
a charter boat. The last boat Frank made, the Anthony Boy, is docked in 
Moss Landing. As a part of his legacy, it must be noted that Frank 
created a boat for the Dennis the Menace Park, The Turkey, for children 
to climb on, and in doing so physically learn about the boat which so 
gracefully illustrates a way of life in our region.
  My thoughts are with the family, Frank's wife Lucille, his brother 
Raymond, his sister Rose, and his sons, Randy, Andy and Mark. Their 
loss is a profound one. Frank Angelo Siino created and maintained more 
than wooden boats in Monterey, he maintained our history.

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