[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 7 (Tuesday, January 12, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E34]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  HONORING THE LIFE OF PAT A. GENTILE

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                             HON. TIM RYAN

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 12, 2016

  Mr. RYAN of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of Pat 
A. Gentile, 87, who passed away on Friday January 1, 2016. Pat was born 
on February 2, 1928 in Belltown, Pennsylvania, a son of Antonio and 
Liberta DelSignore Gentile.
   Pat attended Struthers High School and graduated from the New Castle 
School of Trades. Pat enlisted in the U.S. Navy and was in the Sea Bee 
Division, from where he was honorably discharged in 1948.
   Pat worked in the steel mills and Kaiser Refractories and then 
became a self-employed carpenter for 50 years. One of his greatest 
accomplishments was the building of his children's homes. He was known 
as a jokester and loved to play tricks on the kids. Pat was an avid 
outdoorsman and enjoyed hunting and fishing. He loved spending time 
with his children and grandchildren, especially at his cabin in the 
Allegheny National Forest. He loved animals and music, especially his 
accordion. Pat was a member of the Christ Our Savior/St. Nicholas 
Church in Struthers.
   Pat will be deeply missed by his family. He leaves behind his wife, 
Marian ``Honey'' Caggiano, whom he married on April 17, 1948, at St. 
Lucy's Church in Campbell. They raised four children, Patrick (Denise) 
Gentile of New Middletown, Michael (Lori) Gentile of Poland, Carole 
``Mimi'' (Pat) Patterson of Fresno, Calif., and Laraine (Gary) Solvesky 
of Poland. He leaves one brother, Joseph P. (Eleanor) Gentile of 
Struthers; 12 grandchildren; and 31 great-grandchildren, with one on 
the way; and many nieces, nephews and cousins, all of whom adored him.
   Pat was preceded in death by six brothers, Nick, Chris, Fred, Sam, 
William, and Dominic Gentile; five sisters, Emma Genova, Amelia Quatro, 
Mary Quattro, Anne Spano, and Anne Gentile; one great-grandson, Dylan 
Solvesky; and one daughter-in-law, Rochelle Hudock Gentile.
   Losses like these are never easy, but we can all take solace in the 
fact that Pat led a long and fulfilling life. He will live on in the 
memory of his beautiful family.

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