[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 18 (Friday, February 3, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E130]
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                     RECOGNIZING JOSEPHINE ZAPPONE

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                         HON. TIMOTHY H. BISHOP

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, February 3, 2012

  Mr. BISHOP of New York. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and 
honor Josephine Zappone, on the occasion of her 100th birthday. Mrs. 
Zappone has been a devoted wife and loving mother, grandmother, and 
great-grandmother to her large family.
  Born February 5, 1912 in Bronx, New York, to Pietro and Rosalie 
Nizzari, Mrs. Zappone nee Nizzari was the fifth of six children in her 
family. In 1938, she married Frank Zappone, with whom she raised three 
children: Allen, June, and Francis.
  Mrs. Zappone has become known for her beautiful knitting, a skill she 
learned from her mother as a child. During both World War I and World 
War II, young Josephine knitted caps, scarves, and gloves for soldiers 
fighting overseas. Now, instead of outfitting GIs, Mrs. Zappone knits 
to keep her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren warm.
  Josephine and her late husband, Frank, made their home in the Bronx, 
where she has been an active member of Our Lady of Mount Cannel Church 
for 93 years. Since 1956, Josephine has summered in my hometown of 
Southampton, on the shores of Shinnecock Bay.
  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to honor and recognize Josephine Zappone, a 
woman who has seen enormous change and progress during her long life. I 
would like to send Mrs. Zappone and her family my warmest regards and 
best wishes for happy 100th birthday.

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