[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 25 (Thursday, February 8, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E164]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           HONORING SANTO ANTHONY SERGE OF RICHLAND TOWNSHIP

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                       HON. BRIAN K. FITZPATRICK

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, February 8, 2018

  Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, today, I lift up the legacy of Mr. 
Santo Anthony Serge of Richland Township and join his friends and 
family in celebrating his life.
  Mr. Serge was born in Carbondale, Pennsylvania and graduated 
Carbondale High School in 1940. Shortly after, he was drafted by the 
Boston Red Sox minor league baseball system, but was discouraged from 
carrying out his dream due to his mother's wishes that he ``get a real 
job.''
  With the outbreak of World War II, Mr. Serge joined General Patton's 
Third Army, the 86th Black Hawk Division. He went on to serve as a 
Sergeant under Generals Patton, MacArthur and Bradley in both the 
European and Pacific theaters, and completed his service in 1946. Upon 
his return home, Mr. Serge enlisted as a Pennsylvania State Trooper and 
was stationed at the Butler, Quakertown, and Bethlehem Barracks. He 
finished his career as a detective in 1980 after more than three 
decades of service to his community.
  His family notes that he had a natural athleticism, participating in 
softball and bowling leagues throughout his adult life. He enjoyed 
watching his children participate in sports and music during their 
school years, and many hours were spent in his vegetable garden 
surrounded by beautiful roses that he looked forward to cultivating 
each summer. Most of all, he shared a love of music with his wife and 
children.
  My thoughts and prayers are with his wife of 67 years, Althea, their 
children, Larry (Leslie, wife) Serge of Quakertown, Dennis Serge of 
Philadelphia, Diane Felicetti (Paul, husband) of Boyertown, and Anita 
Serge of Pennsburg, Pa; their two grandchildren, Tony Serge of 
Quakertown and Nikki Mayette (Andrew, husband) of Sellersville; and 
step-grandchildren, Paul J. Felicetti of Bensalem and Nicole Felicetti 
of Philadelphia, Pa.

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