[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 66 (Wednesday, May 24, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E822]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING JOHN CIFICHIELLO

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                          HON. JOSEPH CROWLEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 23, 2000

  Mr. CROWLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor John Cifichiello from 
the Bronx. This Thursday, Mr. Cifichiello will be honored by Community 
Board #11 in the Bronx for his lifetime of service to God, country, and 
family.
  Mr. Cifichiello is a lifelong rsident of New York City. He was born 
on August 24th, 1906 to Italian immigrants Vito and Rosa in their 
Greenwich Village apartment.
  At a young age, his family moved to the Fordham section of the Bronx. 
Vito and Rosa, along with their daughter Josephine, sons John, Neal, 
and Fred worked hard and eventually bought their own home on Crotona 
Avenue. John worked in the printing trade and married Caroline Ciani of 
Pelham Parkway.
  During World War II, he served in the Navy in Ireland and England and 
upon his discharge began a career in the Postal Service while helping 
to raise a son John, and a daughter, Carolyn.
  Since the end of the war, Mr. Cifichiello has been a community and 
church activist. He is a past Commander of the Catholic War Veterans 
and, he has escorted veterans to mass each Sunday at the Kingsbridge 
Veterans Hospital. He has also been active in Mount Carmel's Holy Name 
Society and St. Vincent De Paul Society.
  Mr. Cifichiello continues to serve as a member of Community Board #11 
and is a past president of St. Lucy's Senior Citizens Association. He 
was a long term member of the Red Cross, participating in numerous 
blood drives for St. Lucy's and is also a past member of the Catholic 
Guild for the Blind. He served with the Pelham Parkway Little League 
for over twenty years, first as a coach and then as president.
  Upon retiring from the Post Office in 1975, he began as a volunteer 
at the New York Botanical Gardens where he continues to serve. He 
continues to march in the Bronx annual Columbus Day Parade.
  Mr. Cifichiello is also the proud grandfather of Peter, Matthew, 
Michael, John Melissa, and Carolyn.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in commending this volunteer and family 
man for his many years of service to his church, family, and his 
nation.

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