[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 23, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E55]
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   IN RECOGNITION OF THE COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC SERVICE OF WILLIAM J. 
                                UGGIANO

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                          HON. MATT CARTWRIGHT

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 23, 2013

  Mr. CARTWRIGHT. Mr. Speaker, this Saturday, January 26, marks the 
115th anniversary of Council 302 of the Wilkes-Barre Knights of 
Columbus, and I rise today to congratulate the Knights of Columbus on 
this remarkable accomplishment and to recognize the leadership and 
community service of William J. Uggiano, the immediate past Grand 
Knight of the organization. Mr. Uggiano served the Council for the 
period July 2010-June 2012, and he is being honored by the Knights of 
Columbus as part of the 115th anniversary celebration.
  William Uggiano previously served his country with distinction during 
a long career in the Navy, which included tours of duty on four 
different warships, the last of which was the USS Guam. He was even 
baptized at sea on the Guam off the coast of Liberia. He retired in 
1999 and enrolled in Luzerne Community College where he received an 
Associates degree in computer information systems. While attending 
college to get the degree, he began working at the Wilkes-Barre 
Veterans Administration hospital as an IT specialist in the Office of 
Information and Technology, and he is still employed there today.
  Mr. Uggiano is a past Commander of the Italian American Veterans of 
Luzerne County--Post No. 1, Treasurer of the American Federal of 
Government Employees (AFGE)--Local 1699, and Treasurer of the Diamond 
City chapter of the American Wine Society. He is married to the former 
Javette Swinney of Portsmouth, Virginia, and he and Javette have six 
children and thirteen grandchildren.
  Willam Uggiano exemplifies the Knights of Columbus founding core 
principles of charity toward others, unity for the good of us all, 
fraternity with one another, and patriotism marked by devotion to both 
God and country. Please accept my congratulations on this momentous 
occasion.

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