[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 75 (Wednesday, June 2, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E996]
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                   HONORING FRANCIS (FRANK) A. DEMITA

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                         HON. CAROLYN McCARTHY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 2, 2004

  Mrs. McCARTHY of New York. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure 
that I rise today to recognize Francis (Frank) A. DeMita on his 
retirement from the Board of Directors of the National Association of 
Federal Credit Unions (NAFCU). Mr. DeMita has devoted much of his life 
to the credit union, with more than 50 years' experience as a volunteer 
in the credit union community. There is no doubt in my mind that our 
good friends at NAFCU will feel a great void once Mr. DeMita departs.
  Mr. DeMita's devotion to the credit union community was evidenced by 
his service as Chairman of the Board of the Nassau Educators Federal 
Credit Union for over 30 years. A retired teacher himself, Mr. DeMita 
has not only been active in the credit union movement, but also with 
many charitable organizations and causes on Long Island. For the last 
six years, Mr. DeMita has balanced his time as NAFCU Board Member in 
addition to his leadership at the Nassau Educators Federal Credit Union 
and in the Long Island community. However, one element has remained 
constant--Frank has always given selflessly of his time to promote and 
enhance the lives of credit union members in the great state of New 
York, as well as across the nation. But he also has remained committed 
to the educational background that he came from. Mr. DeMita helped 
start a scholarship program in 1990 that has awarded 75 scholarships 
every year since to outstanding high school seniors in Nassau County. 
To date, the program has provided over $300,000 to help these students 
attend college.
  As a member of the NAFCU Board of Directors, Mr. DeMita worked 
tirelessly to enhance the federal credit union charter by working with 
Congress for regulatory relief legislation for credit unions. His work 
has helped maintain NAFCU's status as a leading credit union trade 
association.
  Mr. Speaker, I congratulate Mr. Frank DeMita on all of his fine work 
throughout his illustrious tenure as a Board Member of NAFCU. I have 
worked with Mr. DeMita on issues that are important to the credit union 
community in the past and I am committed to continuing to do so. 
Congratulations on your retirement from the NAFCU Board, Mr. DeMita.

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