[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 124 (Wednesday, September 22, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1925]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


       RECOGNITION OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH BIRTHDAY OF JOHN MAGNOTTE

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                          HON. DAVID E. BONIOR

                              of mighigan

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 22, 1999

  Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to recognize the 100 years of 
John Magnotte's life. John was born on September 22, 1899, in Detroit 
Michigan. Today John lives in the beautiful community of St. Clair 
Shores where he settled in the 1950's.
  John married Dorothy Fraquelle in 1927, and raised three children, 
two sons and a daughter, while working for General Motors for 30 years. 
Though he has been a widower for the last 10 years, Mr. Magnotte is 
today surrounded by five generations of children, grandchildren, great 
grandchildren and even great-great grandchildren.
  Mr. Magnotte is still very active in senior groups today, especially 
the St. Clair Shores Senior Cruisers Club. He is often found playing 
cards and socializing with the Cruisers, as well as the other senior 
groups in the area. He is always surrounded by friends and family and 
takes great pride in showing off the roses in his yard.
  Besides his long life, we should recognize the experiences that John 
has acquired in his 100 years. He has lived through the administration 
of 18 different U.S. Presidents and the creation of five U.S. States. 
John went from the days of horse and buggy travel to witness space 
travel on television. Many of us can only dream of 100 years worth of 
visions and sights, a 100 years worth of character, a hundred years 
worth of emotions. John Magnotte's life is fit for framing, and should 
be cherished as a national treasure. I invite all of you to join me in 
honoring a true historian of the American Dream and wish John Magnotte 
a very happy one hundredth birthday.

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