[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 115 (Monday, September 25, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Page S9189]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




MR. PHILIP E. GRECO AND MRS. DONNA GRECO ISSA RECEIVE ALEXANDER MACOMB 
                     2000 FAMILY OF THE YEAR AWARD

 Mr. ABRAHAM. Mr. President, each year the Southeast Michigan 
Chapter of the March of Dimes recognizes a select group of individuals 
whose contributions to the Macomb County, Michigan, community have been 
invaluable. I rise today to recognize Mr. Philip E. Greco and Mrs. 
Donna Greco Issa, the winners of the 2000 Alexander Macomb Family of 
the Year Award. They will be presented this award at a dinner 
benefitting the March of Dimes on September 27, 2000.
  Mr. Greco and Mrs. Greco Issa hold the position of President and 
Treasurer, respectively, at the Philip F. Greco Title Company, which 
was founded by their father in 1972. The two learned the business 
working alongside their father, and helped the company establish three 
regional offices and five satellite businesses.
  Both Mr. Greco and Mrs. Greco Issa are very active within the Macomb 
County community. Mr. Greco is President of the advisory board for the 
St. John's North Shore Hospital. He is also a member of the Italian 
American Chamber of Commerce of Michigan, a past Commodore of both the 
North Channel Yacht Club and the Idle Hour Yacht Club, and has served 
on numerous charity golf committees.
  Mrs. Greco Issa contributes time to St. Joseph's Hospital, the 
Italian American Cultural Center, the Macomb Medical Society, and Toys 
for Tots. She has also always been very active in volunteering her time 
and effort to the March of Dimes. Since 1986, she has been involved 
with the Alexander Macomb Dinner and March of Dimes WalkAmerica. 
Indeed, due to her personal commitment and contributions to the March 
of Dimes, Mrs. Greco Issa has become a member of the March of Dimes 
Southeast Michigan Chapter Board of Directors.
  There is potential that this will not be the last time members of the 
Greco family are recognized for their charitable endeavors. Mr. Greco 
and his wife, Ida Marie, have two daughters, Leticia Greco and 
Christina Greco Ewald, and one son, Philip S. Greco. They also have one 
grandchild, Evan Thomas Greco Ewald. Mrs. Greco and her husband, Elias, 
have three sons: Nicholas P. Krause, Zachary Issa and Alexander Issa.
  I applaud Mr. Greco and Mrs. Greco Issa for the dedication they have 
shown toward improving Macomb County. They have turned community 
service into a family affair, and their efforts have found 
extraordinary success. On behalf of the entire United States Senate, I 
congratulate Mr. Philip E. Greco and Mrs. Donna Greco Issa on receiving 
the 2000 Alexander Macomb Family of the Year Award.

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