[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 49 (Friday, April 26, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E649]
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                   IN HONOR OF FRANCIS X. LAMPARELLO

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                          HON. ROBERT MENENDEZ

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 25, 2002

  Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Francis X 
Lamparello, Bayonne's ``2002 Unico Man of The Year''. Mr. Lamparello 
will be honored Saturday, April 27, 2002, at a Black Tie Dinner Dance 
at the Colonia Country Club in Colonia, New Jersey.
  Francis Lamparello started his career with MCC Powers, later joined 
Monsen Engineering, and now serves as President and owner of Beacon 
Oil. From 1993 to 1995, Mr. Lamparello served as President of the 
Hudson County Fuel Dealers Organization, and was recognized as its Gold 
Seal Man of The Year in 1996. He also served as Fuel Merchants 
Association Convention Chairman in 1993, and member of the Finance 
Committee from 1995 to the present.
  Attentive to the community's needs, Mr. Lamparello served the 
community as Treasurer and Building Chairman of Bayonne Family YMCA 
from 1994 to 1997, and then as President from 1997 to the present. As a 
member of the Board of Trustees for Marist High School, he served as 
Chairman of the Development and Advancement Committee, and the Building 
and Grounds Committee. He was chosen as a Trustee of the Bayonne Care 
at Home Board and as the Committee Chairman for NCCJ Brotherhood Week 
in 1999. A devoted member of the Bayonne Chapter of Unico National 
since 1991, he served the organization in all officer positions, 
including as President in 1998-1999.
  Mr. Lamparello holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering 
from Rutgers University College of Engineering, a Master Plumber's 
license, and is licensed as a Professional Engineer in New Jersey.
  Mr. Lamparello is happily married to Doreen and the proud father of 
daughter, Andrea Danielle, and son, Connor Xavier.
  Today, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring New Jersey's own 
Francis X. Lamparello. Along with the Bayonne Chapter of Unico, I would 
like to commend him for his outstanding contributions to our community.