[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 37 (Monday, March 15, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E376-E377]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       IN HONOR OF ANGELO PETITTI

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 15, 2010

  Mr. KUCINICH. Madam Speaker, I rise today in honor of Angelo Petitti 
upon his recognition as the recipient of the St. Malachi Center's 2010 
Sister Michael Marie Griffin Anchor Award, which will be presented to 
him at the St. Malachi Center's Tenth Annual Soup for the Soul Benefit.
  Mr. Petitti emigrated from Faeto, Italy in 1963 when he was just 16 
years old. He studied political science at Kent State University and 
worked as a landscaper. He left Kent State to pursue his true passion: 
landscape design. He moved to Florida and founded his own landscape 
business, but eventually moved the business back to Ohio to form 
Petitti Landscape Company with his brother Dominic.
  Working out of a small garage, the Petitti brothers were soon 
inundated with requests from passersby who saw the shrubs that lined 
the driveway. Over the past forty years, Mr. Petitti has become one of 
the most successful garden center owners in Ohio. He can be heard on 
his weekly radio show, ``In the Garden with Angelo,'' and is regularly 
seen out in the community, lending his time to help raise funds for 
numerous local charitable organizations.
  Above all, Mr. Petitti is devoted to his family. His wife, Maria, 
also emigrated from the same

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town in Italy, and they married in 1975. Together, they raised their 
son, AJ, and daughters, Andria and Lisa--all of whom are involved in 
the family business. Mr. Petitti's unwavering integrity and generosity 
continues to spread throughout our community, where he is highly 
respected and admired by the community. He is a kind and humble man 
with a deep sense of charity.
  Madam Speaker and colleagues, please join me in honoring Angelo 
Petitti, recipient of the 2010 Sister Michael Marie Griffin Anchor 
Award. Mr. Petitti personifies the American Dream and is an inspiration 
to us all.

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