[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 151 (Tuesday, October 11, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1809-E1810]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     JOSEPH ANTHONY FORTINO TRIBUTE

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                          HON. SCOTT R. TIPTON

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 11, 2011

  Mr. TIPTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Joseph Anthony 
Fortino, who was born and raised in Pueblo, Colorado. During his life 
Mr. Fortino was both a successful businessman and a dedicated civil 
servant.
  Early in life Mr. Fortino worked for his family grocery store. After 
graduating high school he served in World War II in the United States 
Coast Guard. After the war, he returned to Pueblo and his family 
grocery business with his father before joining Jackson Chevrolet as a 
salesman, and working his way up to partner. He won the Time Magazine 
Quality Dealer Award in Colorado for his hard work and dedication to 
the community.
  Mr. Fortino was truly a leader and was involved on several boards and 
committees in Pueblo, including the Colorado Transportation Commission, 
on which he was the longest serving member. He was the president of the 
Pueblo Community College Foundation,

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through which he was elected to the Pueblo Hall of Fame for his civic 
and business activities.
  On October 4, 2011 Mr. Fortino passed away at the age of 89. I have 
no doubt that his business and civic legacy will have a lasting effect 
on the people of Colorado for many years to come.

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