[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 60 (Friday, May 4, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E727]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               CENTRAL NEW JERSEY REMEMBERS PAUL PINTELLA

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                           HON. RUSH D. HOLT

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 3, 2001

  Mr. HOLT. Mr. Speaker, I wish to speak today in recognition of Paul 
Pintella, who was President and Chief Executive Officer of the Urban 
League of Metropolitan Trenton for more than two decades. His passing 
will be a great loss to the citizens of Trenton and to the State.
  Mr. Pintella joined the League as youth director after the city's 
1968 race riots and is best known for working on youth programs. The 
Urban League of Metropolitan Trenton is one of 112 affiliates of the 
National Urban League and is the city's most visible nonprofit 
organizations. Urban League programs ranged from summer camps for city 
children to housing development.
  Paul was a tireless worker, dedicated to following through on his 
commitments. Last October, the Urban League unveiled 19 houses that it 
had built or renovated. This was a project Pintella spearheaded and he 
consequently received the Citizen of the Year Award by the Trenton 
Council of Civic Associations.
  Mayor Douglas H. Palmer called Pintella an inspiration. ``I've always 
looked to Paul Pintella as a person who cared deeply for Trenton and 
spent his entire life trying to make conditions better for people in 
his city. I'm deeply saddened by his loss, and it's my hope that others 
in the community will pick up the torch that Mr. Pintella has carried 
all of his life.''
  I have the same hope and I urge all my colleagues to join me today in 
recognizing an outstanding citizen.

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