[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 52 (Thursday, April 3, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Page S2428]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             CELEBRATING THE MANGINOS' DIAMOND ANNIVERSARY

  Ms. SNOWE. Mr. President, I rise today to honor and recognize the 
sixtieth wedding anniversary of Antonio and Rose Ann Mangino of 
Portland, ME on April 4, 2008.
  Originally born in Lewiston, ME, Antonio, Tony, graduated from 
Portland High School in 1942. He was the son of Camillo and Antoinette 
Mangino, who owned a small grocery store in Portland. He had two 
brothers and three sisters. From 1943-1945, Tony served in the United 
States Army in the Third Armored Division, where he was one of the 
brave men who landed on the beaches of Normandy, 13 days after D-Day. 
Tony went on to fight the Nazi army in Normandy, France and in Germany. 
And he is one of the proud members of the ``greatest generation'' who 
can say they fought in the Battle of the Bulge.
  Having served his Nation courageously, placing his own life on the 
line, Tony returned home to Maine where he met Rose Ann Atripaldi, a 
1947 graduate of Portland High School and the daughter of Vincent and 
Marie and one of five sisters and three brothers. In 1948 Tony proposed 
to Rose, and they got married at St. Peter's Catholic Church in 
Portland. Preferring not to return to the family grocery business, Tony 
worked for the United States Postal Service as a letter carrier, and he 
was actively involved in his union and worked at the Postal Service 
until he retired. At the same time, Tony enjoyed selling real estate, 
and worked as a part-time broker with Deering Realty in Portland, 
helping to sell property in areas of North Deering in Portland.
  Although Rose Ann was a full-time mother, raising two daughters--Judy 
Fox of Portland, ME and Camilla McCannell of Gray, ME--she remained 
civically involved by volunteering for the Maine Democratic Party, one 
of the highlights of which was riding in a motorcade when President 
John F. Kennedy visited Portland, ME. In addition, Rose Ann volunteered 
at the St. Vincent De Paul soup kitchen and was known for her weekly 
trips to Brunswick, ME to make her famous meatball recipe for 
Vincenzo's, a restaurant owned by her brother Andy.
  With a marriage that is an enduring inspiration to us all and a 
standing testament to their mutual devotion and love, Tony and Rose 
Mangino today are the proud grandparents of three grandchildren, 
Christopher McCannell of Washington, DC, Michael Fox of Denver, CO, and 
Jennifer Fox, also of Denver. They are also blessed with two great-
grandchildren, Zack and Coby Fox, sons of Michael and his wife Eileen 
Fox. I couldn't be more pleased to join with the McCannell and Fox 
families in wishing Tony and Rose Mangino a happy diamond anniversary.

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