[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 65 (Tuesday, May 17, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E997-E998]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   HONORING DOMINIC H. FRINZI, NEW PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL ITALIAN 
                        AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION

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                            HON. GWEN MOORE

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 17, 2005

  Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and 
offer congratulations to Dominic H. Frinzi upon his installment this 
Saturday as president of the National Italian American Bar Association, 
an organization created in 1983 with the intent of advancing the 
interests of the Italian American legal community and improving the 
administration of justice.
  A first generation American born of Sicilian parents, Mr. Frinzi has 
led a highly successful career as a Wisconsin attorney for over 50 
years, while also making substantial contributions to Milwaukee's 
Italian American community. He has served as president of Milwaukee's 
Italian Community Center for a record five terms, and has also served 
as president of UNICO National, an Italian American civic organization, 
as well as the UNICO Foundation, Inc. and UNICO's Milwaukee Chapter. 
Additionally, Mr. Frinzi currently serves as Corrispondente Consular, 
or Correspondent Consul, to the Consul General of Italy in Chicago, the 
Honorable Eugenio Sgro, providing assistance to Italian Americans on 
legal matters involving the Italian government.
  The son of a butcher, and among the first in his father's family to 
forego this family business in 400 years, Mr. Frinzi nearly became a

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Catholic priest instead of a lawyer. However, just months before 
completing seminary, he left to pursue law school. Since then, he has 
tried cases in every county in the state of Wisconsin, and has served 
as a Milwaukee County Court Commissioner for over 50 years.
  Mr. Frinzi has received many high honors during his career, including 
the Justinian Society's Justinian Man of the Year Award, the Italian 
Community Center's Theodore Mazza Community Service Award, the 
Milwaukee Ethnic Council's Vision for Milwaukee Award, the Fraternal 
Order of Eagles' Italian Person of the Year Award, and UNICO National's 
Dr. Anthony P. Vastola Gold Medal Award for service.
  In 2002, because of his tremendous accomplishments as an Italian 
American, Mr. Frinzi was knighted by the Italian government, receiving 
the title Cavaliere all'Ordine del Merto della Repubblica Italiana, or 
Knight of the Order of Merit.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask all of my colleagues to join me in congratulating 
an outstanding Italian American jurist, community leader, and prominent 
Milwaukee citizen, Mr. Dominic Frinzi, on his achievements as he takes 
on the role of president of the National Italian American Bar 
Association. We in Milwaukee are truly blessed to have him as our 
neighbor and look forward to his many additional civic and professional 
contributions in the years to come.

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