[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 111 (Thursday, August 2, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1496]
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IN HONOR OF MAYOR AND MRS. AL CAPPUCCILLI ON THE OCCASION OF THEIR 50TH 
                  WEDDING ANNIVERSARY, AUGUST 11, 2001

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                          HON. JOHN D. DINGELL

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, August 1, 2001

  Mr. DINGELL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to my dear 
friends, Al and Tavi Cappuccilli, on the occasion of their 50th wedding 
anniversary.
  I have been impressed by a number of the Cappuccilli's 
accomplishments and achievements, but none reflects more highly upon 
them than the love and success of their five children and seven 
grandchildren. I have observed the affection and time Al and Tavi have 
spent and spend with their children, and how confident and well rounded 
they are as a result. The Cappuccilli's now delight in lavishing the 
same kind of attention on their grandchildren. Al and Tavi have done 
such a superb job of making their family their most important priority, 
that now the Cappuccilli children and grandchildren come home every 
Christmas Eve, without fail, to celebrate ``the real Christmas''.
  I am pleased to say that the Cappuccilli's have not confined their 
magnanimity to their children and family. Al and Tavi have faithfully 
and dutifully supported the Monroe community in a myriad different 
ways. For 23 years, Al was the Executive Director of the Monroe County 
United Way, where he was instrumental in establishing the Monroe County 
Food Bank in the early 1980s. Most recently, as Mayor, Al has presided 
over 10 years of growth and considerable progress.
  Mr. Speaker, on Saturday, August 11, 2001, Al and Tavi Cappuccilli 
will return to the same church in which they were wed, and to which 
they have continued to belong, to renew the wedding vows they made to 
each other 50 years ago. On this momentous occasion, I wish to express 
my heartfelt esteem and congratulations to a wonderful couple who stand 
as a loving example for an entire community.

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