[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 70 (Tuesday, May 1, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E903]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                CONGRATULATIONS TO GRACE AND NICK VITORI

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                          HON. JOHN A. BOEHNER

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 1, 2007

  Mr. BOEHNER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate, thank, and 
recognize my constituents Grace and Nick Vitori. Nick and Grace are a 
testament to the innate goodness of human nature, the overwhelming 
positive effect individuals may have on the community and the can-do 
spirit of America.
  For sixty-one years Nick and Grace have been the owners of Vitori's 
Marketplace in Middletown, Ohio and in less than a month, after some 
seventy-eight years in business, this landmark grocery, this priceless 
slice of Americana will close its doors. Nick and Grace are as much a 
Middletown landmark as the grocery they own. After serving in World War 
II Nick left college to take over Vitori's from his ailing father, 
Pasquale, also known as Patsy, who opened Vitori's in 1929. Nick and 
Grace have been watching over Vitori's ever since. Undoubtedly 
Middletonians will miss Nick's famous ham salad, Grace's smiling and 
kind face behind the cash register, and their trademark red jackets.
  Through good and bad, Nick and Grace and Vitori's Marketplace has 
loyally, thoughtfully and generously served their neighbors. Few in 
Middletown can say their lives haven't been touched by Nick and Grace, 
and their retirement is certainly well earned.
  Grace and Nick Vitori are a testament to the American ethos, to the 
spirit of community and a devotion to others. I consider it an honor to 
represent Grace and Nick in Congress, and I wish them a long, happy and 
healthy retirement.




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