[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 134 (Friday, October 11, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1836-E1837]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           ANTHONY BIANCO HONORED AS 2002 PERSON OF THE YEAR

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                         HON. PAUL E. KANJORSKI

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 10, 2002

  Mr. KANJORSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to call the attention of the 
House of Representatives to the long record of service to the community 
of Anthony A. Bianco, who will be honored as ``2002 Person of the 
Year'' at

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the October 13, 2002, banquet of the Luzerne County Italian American 
Association. He has served as Sergeant-at-Arms for the last three years 
and on the board of directors of the Association.
  Anthony is the son of the late August and Lucille Serignese Bianco. 
He is a graduate of the Pittston High School Class of 1954.
  Over the years, he has participated in numerous civic and religious 
organizations. He is a lifelong member of the Holy Name Society of 
Mount Carmel Church, Pittston, where he is a volunteer assistant at all 
functions. He is also a member and volunteer of the American Red Cross, 
where he has participated for more than 21 years in community blood 
drives, which resulted in the Red Cross presenting him with the ``21 
Year Pin'' recently.
  He has also represented the Italian American Association at the 
Pittston Tomato Festival Parade and serves as a volunteer for the 
groundskeeping work at the Columbus statue in Pittston throughout the 
year. He has represented the 7th Ward, 3rd District in the City of 
Pittston as the Democratic Committeeman for more than 25 years and also 
serves as Judge of Elections for that ward.
  Anthony has worked for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation 
and for the past 32 years, he has been employed at the Luzerne County 
Veterans Affairs Bureau, where he has been responsible for delivering 
veterans' stone markers and flags to all cemeteries in Luzerne and 
adjacent counties of his jurisdiction.
  He is a lifelong resident of Pittston. His family includes a brother, 
the late Philip Bianco, and a sister, Grace Bianco Nolan. He has three 
nieces and a nephew, along with several great-nieces and great-nephews.
  Mr. Speaker, for all these reasons, I am pleased to call to the 
attention of the House of Representatives the well-deserved honor being 
accorded to Anthony Bianco, and I wish him all the best.

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