[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 123 (Wednesday, September 25, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1653]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING JEANNE CARIGLIA

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                         HON. JAMES P. McGOVERN

                            of MASSACHUSETTS

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 24, 2002

  Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Jeanne 
Cariglia for her 30 years of service to the students, staff, and 
community of Gates Lane School of International Studies in Worcester, 
Massachusetts.
  Mrs. Cariglia has done far more than efficiently serve breakfast and 
lunch for 30 years. Children also receive a warm smile, a friendly 
greeting, a hug, and a kind word. ``Jeannie'' is and always has been an 
integral part of the Gates Lane community. She has left such a lasting 
impression on our children that a Gates Lane Alumnus, author Jarett 
Krosoczka, has recently published a children's book entitled Bag Head 
wherein the ``lunch lady'' is a curly redheaded character named, as one 
would expect, ``Jeannie.''
  An active participant in all school activities and social functions, 
Jeannie received the prestigious Thomas Jefferson Award from the Gates 
Lane community in 2000. This award was given in recognition of her 
service above and beyond the call of duty and, more importantly, for 
her caring attitude, with which she serves her little charges each and 
every day.
  Jeannie's retirement, while a great loss to our community, promises 
to afford her more time to enjoy her home with her husband, Dante, and 
her family of three daughters and two grandchildren. She also plans on 
traveling to sunny places with both her family and her wide circle of 
friends.
  Mr. Speaker, I am certain that the entire House of Representatives 
joins me in congratulating Mrs. Jeannie Cariglia on her long career of 
service to the Gates Lane School of International Studies, and wishes 
her the best of luck in retirement.

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