[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 30 (Thursday, March 16, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E331-E332]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 ON THE 100TH BIRTHDAY OF CAROLINE L. GUARINI: THREE CENTURIES AND TWO 
                               MILLENNIA

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                         HON. CHARLES B. RANGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 16, 2000

  Mr. RANGEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize and honor the 
distinguished Caroline Guarini, mother of our former colleague, U.S. 
Congressman Frank J. Guarini, Jr., on the celebration of her 100th 
birthday, March 25, 2000. After 100 years, Caroline continues to be an 
inspiration to us all, a model wife, mother, and human being. Her 
everlasting dedication to those who are less fortunate, combined

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with her devotion to those who surround her, stand as testament to 
Caroline's commitment to making this world a better place for everyone.
  Born on March 25, 1900, in Niagara Falls, NY, Caroline attended the 
Loretta Convent School and a business academy in Ontario, Canada. After 
completing her studies, she worked in her family's furniture business 
for a time, and in 1923 married Frank J. Guarini, Sr., who was a well 
known and highly respected attorney in Jersey City, NJ. A lieutenant in 
the U.S. Army during World War I, her husband was corporation counsel 
in Jersey City and a prominent member of the New Jersey Legislature. 
Together they enjoyed a life in politics.
  Caroline has been active in many charitable and civic groups 
including the Cleo Club, the Dante Alighieri Society, and the American 
Committee for Italian Migration. Concerned for the needs of the less 
fortunate, she has spent countless hours delivering baskets of food and 
toys to the poor during the holiday seasons. As a senior citizen, she 
served as a hospital volunteer for the sick and elderly. Caroline's 
talents include singing and playing the piano. She has been active in 
her church choir and, at 100, still plays the piano remarkably well.
  The Guarinis had two children, Frank Jr. and Marie. Influenced by the 
spirit and example of his parents--and since the apple doesn't fall far 
from the tree--Frank J. Guarini, Jr., studied law and went into 
politics. A distinguished attorney, he was elected to two terms in the 
New Jersey State Senate and seven terms in the U.S. House of 
Representatives. He served on the Ways and Means Committee and the 
Budget Committee. He was majority whip at-large for the Democratic 
leadership. He recently served as the United States of America 
Representative to the General Assembly of the United Nations. During 
World War II, the former member of Congress saw active combat duty in 
the Pacific as a Navy lieutenant.
  Caroline's daughter and faithful companion, Marie, married Albert 
Mangin and began her career at New York's Lexington School for the 
Deaf, later teaching elementary school in Newark. The Mangins are the 
parents of two children, Peter, a noted attorney who is president of 
the Garden State Development which is engaged in rebuilding the Hudson 
County Waterfront, and Carol, who holds an MBA and is a medical 
consultant at Meditech in Boston.
  When family and friends ask what she is looking forward to in the new 
millennium, Caroline, in her usual warm and gracious manner, says, 
``The celebration of my 100th birthday!''
  Through a life that has spanned three centuries and two millennia, 
one phrase has followed Caroline throughout, and continues to ring true 
today--what a lady!

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