[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 143 (Sunday, October 11, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2050]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    TRIBUTE TO DR. ANTHONY S. LENZO

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                        HON. PETER J. VISCLOSKY

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 9, 1998

  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I rise 
before you to congratulate one of Northwest Indiana's most noble, 
selfless, and dedicated individuals: Dr. Anthony S. Lenzo, of Crown 
Point, Indiana. On October 11, 1998, Dr. Lenzo will be honored by the 
Cesare Battisti Lodge #27, as this year's Member of the Year. In 
addition to his many years of service to the Lodge, he is being honored 
for his tireless efforts as a community leader.
  The Cesare Battisti Lodge #27 has been honoring its most dedicated 
members since 1966. A lifelong member of the organization, Dr. Lenzo 
serves as an excellent role model for both members of the Cesare 
Battisti Lodge, and for the people of Indiana's First Congressional 
District. Not only has he maintained a lifelong membership with Lodge 
#27, Dr. Lenzo has been a lifelong leader of the Lodge. He is currently 
the financial secretary and the editor of the Lodge newspaper. As 
Walter Lippman said, ``The final test of a leader is that he leaves 
behind him in other men the conviction and the will to carry on.'' Dr. 
Lenzo's efforts in the community, in addition to his nationwide efforts 
for peace, have certainly inaugurated an enduring legacy. For many 
years, he has worked to have the United Nations designate a ``Weekend 
of Prayer, Meditation, and Thought on the Futility of War and the 
Desperate Need for Peace in the World.'' In his own words, ``It will be 
a thankful day when we can once again live in peace . . . peace in the 
world, peace within our nations, peace in our neighborhoods, peace in 
our streets.''
  Since he began his campaign for peace, Dr. Lenzo has met with great 
success. He has received positive responses from former Secretary-
General of the United Nations Boutros-Boutros Ghali, Pope John Paul II, 
and Elizabeth Taylor. Nearly all who hear Dr. Lenzo's plea for peace 
commend him on his campaign. I also commend Dr. Lenzo for his activism, 
leadership, and ardent dedication to a noble cause. This campaign is as 
poignant now as it was in January 1991 when I first called your 
attention to it. As members of NATO stand poised to initiate air 
strikes in Kosovo and Serbia, Dr. Lenzo's works remind us of the 
gravity of the actions they contemplate. As options are considered, his 
message to these nations is to keep the goal of peace in sight. Dr. 
Lenzo's suggestion that we step back and remember to whom we are 
accountable is as important now as it was then.
  Mr. Speaker, Dr. Tony Lenzo is an inspiration to us all. I ask that 
you and my distinguished colleagues join me in commending Dr. Lenzo for 
not only his award as Cesare Battisti Lodge #27's Member of the Year, 
but also for his extraordinary campaign for world peace. His superhuman 
efforts and selfless dedication are an example for every citizen of the 
United States to emulate. Northwest Indiana is lucky indeed to have 
such a resident.

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