[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 134 (Tuesday, October 24, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1889]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      IN MEMORY OF MR. VINCE ZANCA

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                            HON. JIM McCRERY

                              of louisiana

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 24, 2000

  Mr. McCRERY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to memorialize the life and 
work of the late Vince Zanca. Mr. Zanca was a nationally recognized 
expert on the unemployment insurance program, the safety net for 
workers who lose their jobs.
  Mr. Zanca was a tireless advocate for maintaining a strong 
unemployment insurance system in Louisiana and across the nation. He 
was active in national and state business organizations involved in 
unemployment insurance issues, including the Louisiana Association of 
Business and Industry (LABI), the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and UWC--
Strategic Services on Unemployment and Workers' Compensation.
  For many years, Mr. Zanca served on the U.S. Chamber's UI Task Force. 
He was a member of the Council of State Chambers' UI Task Force, where 
he coauthored its employer unemployment compensation handbook, Issues 
and Answers. Mr. Zanca also chaired LABI's UI Task Force, where he 
coauthored LABI's employer unemployment compensation handbook, In Plain 
Dollars and Sense. In addition, he served on the Louisiana Unemployment 
Insurance Advisory Council under three governors.
  In recognition of his many achievements and for his leadership on 
behalf of a sound unemployment insurance program, Mr. Zanca received 
UWC's Quarterback award in 1998.
  In addition to his deep involvement in UI issues, Mr. Zanca served 
our country during World War II in the U.S. Army Transport Service, and 
was a 55-year veteran of the Boy Scouts of America.
  Mr. Speaker, as someone involved in efforts to reform our current 
unemployment insurance system for our nation's workers and businesses, 
I would like to recognize the contributions of Mr. Zanca. His devoted 
efforts on this issue are greatly appreciated and will be sorely missed 
by our state and the nation.
  Mr. Zanca is survived by his loving wife, Noni; his three children, 
Roy, Rhonda, and Regina; his two grandchildren, Robin and Ryan; and, 
his three siblings, Gloria Chaplain, Virginia Burke, and John Zanca.

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