[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 37 (Wednesday, March 29, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E443]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 TRIBUTE TO THE LATE MRS. RITA M. LEONE

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                      HON. JAMES A. TRAFICANT, JR.

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 29, 2000

  Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, today I pay tribute to a classmate and 
good friend of mine at Cardinal Mooney High School, Mrs. Rita M. Leone. 
Her untimely death after a battle with leukemia deeply saddens me.
  Rita was born on May 22, 1943 in Youngstown, Ohio to Michael and 
Maryann Sebest Check. She graduated from Cardinal Mooney and had been 
office manager and bookkeeper for the Stillson Donahay Agency for 20 
years.
  Rita was an active member of the Holy Family Church in Youngstown. 
She participated in the Altar Guild and was an integral member of 
Renewal Team Number 8. In addition, she served the church as a 
Eucharistic minister. She was also active in the Ladies Slovak Union 
Jednota and the Joliettes bowling team.
  I want to send my sincerest condolences to her husband of 38 years, 
Victor Leone of Youngstown, and their lovely daughter Lisa Leone of 
Lakewood, Ohio. Rita was a beautiful person and I feel blessed to have 
been able to call her my friend.

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