[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 177 (Wednesday, December 19, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Page S13696]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           IN HONOR OF LUCY S. CICILLINE ON HER 90TH BIRTHDAY

 Mr. REED. Mr. President. I would like to take a moment to 
recognize a dear friend on her 90th birthday.
  Lucy Cicilline, the daughter of Italian immigrants, was born Lucy 
Miragliuolo on December 26, 1911 in Providence, RI.
  Lucy is the mother of four, the grandmother of twenty-one and the 
great grandmother of twenty-five. But more than this, Lucy is a vital, 
active personality who has always lent a helping hand to others.
  When I was a boy, Lucy lived close to our family's summer home at 
Scarborough Beach in Narragansett, RI. Together with her husband, John, 
and her children, she was a wonderful friend to me and to my family. 
Always a kind and caring person, she showered her affection and 
attention on all her neighbors. As a nurse, it was Lucy who tended to 
my injured elbows and knees, and sometimes bruised spirit, during all 
the times I fell down and encountered the other mishaps of childhood.
  As a Registered Nurse, employed at St. Joseph's Hospital in 
Providence, Lucy shared her kind and giving personality with her 
patients until her retirement.
  But retirement did not stop her either. In 1980, at the age of sixty-
nine and after the death of her husband of forty-seven years, Lucy 
decided it was time for her to learn how to drive.
  Lucy approached this task with the same dogged determination and 
positive attitude that she has with everything in her life. She took 
driving lessons, received her license and continued to drive for the 
next ten years until her declining eyesight took her off the road.
  Still, despite her eyesight and her getting on in years, Lucy is an 
important member of her community. For over fifty years, she has been 
contributing to the St. Joseph's Indian Tribe and has been named an 
honorary member of their community.
  Now at the Village at Waterman Lake in Smithfield, RI, Lucy is an 
active adult who exercises and socializes with her fellow residents.
  When I think of Lucy Cicilline, I recall the magic days of youth when 
I was surrounded and protected by adults like my parents and the 
Cicillines who set an extraordinary example of kindness and commitment 
to faith and family and country. At many moments in my life, I drew on 
those memories for inspiration and strength. Her example is with me 
today.
  So today, I would like to thank Lucy for her kindness and her 
friendship and also wish her the happiest of birthdays.

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