[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 135 (Friday, October 12, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1696]
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                        IN HONOR OF GENE DOVIDIO

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                      HON. MICHAEL G. FITZPATRICK

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 12, 2012

  Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of Gene 
Dovidio, a U.S Navy Veteran of World War II and last Bucks County 
survivor of the attacks on Pearl Harbor. Mr. Dovidio passed away at the 
age of 87 on September 22, 2012.
  He represented the best of Bucks County. A family man, He was the 
widower of Shirley Thompson Dovidio, father of Sandy Norris, David, 
Philip, Steven and the late Gerald and Sharon. He was the brother of 
Margaret De Luca, grandfather of seven, great-grandfather of nine; and 
also survived by many nieces and nephews. Mr. Dovidio was an Eagle 
Scout and served honorably as a Boy Scout leader in the community for 
many years.
  Mr. Speaker, with the passing of Gene Dovidio, we mourn not just the 
man, who served his county honorably, but we also mourn the passing of 
an era. His death reminds of those who have served and those who 
continue to serve their country in the armed forces and we honor their 
sacrifices.

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