[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 141 (Friday, October 9, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1977]
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                     IN HONOR OF MICHAEL MARCELLINO

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 8, 1998

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Michael Marcellino. 
Michael Marcellino served as a United States Army combat correspondent 
in the Vietnam War from 1967 to 1968. After his honorable discharge 
from the service, he worked for 13 years as a newspaper reporter in 
Northeast Ohio with the Painesville Telegraph and the Sun Newspapers.
  While at Sun Newspapers, Marcellino received two national awards for 
excellence in reporting--the Suburban Newspapers of America Award for 
Investigative Journalism and the national Newspaper Association's 
Community Service Award. His reporting included Veterans' affairs, 
government and politics.
  From 1983-1987, Marcellino served on the Cleveland staff of 
Congressman Louis Stokes. As Community Relations Specialist, his work 
included advocacy for community, veterans and human rights issues. He 
was appointed Press Secretary to Mayor-elect Michael R. White in 1989. 
During nearly nine years with the White Administration, Marcellino also 
served as Liaison for Veterans and Military Affairs to Mayor White and 
Manager of Marketing for the City of Cleveland's Department of Public 
Utilities.
  Marcellino is presently a writer and public relations consultant. He 
is a founding board member of the Greater Cleveland Veterans Business 
Resource Council and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the 
American Legion.
  He attended Cleveland and Parma Public Schools and Wake Forest 
University. Marcellino and his wife, Laurie, a restaurant owner, have 
three children, Sean, Rachael, and Ari.

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