[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 163 (Wednesday, October 16, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1293]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  IN RECOGNITION OF DANIEL L. PENETAR, JR., RECIPIENT OF THE ITALIAN 
                     AMERICAN MAN OF THE YEAR AWARD

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                          HON. MATT CARTWRIGHT

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 16, 2019

  Mr. CARTWRIGHT. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Attorney 
Daniel L. Penetar, Jr., who received the Columbus Day Association of 
Lackawanna County's Italian American Man of the Year Award along with 
his brother, Dr. Martin C. Penetar. The brothers continue the legacy of 
their father, the late Judge Daniel L. Penetar, Sr., who was president 
of the association in 1959 and Man of the Year in 1976. Daniel and 
Martin were honored Sunday, October 13, 2019 during the organization's 
annual dinner honoring the voyage of Christopher Columbus.
  Daniel is a 1972 graduate of Scranton Preparatory School, and he 
earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics from the University of 
Scranton in 1976. In 1979, Daniel completed his juris doctorate at 
Duquesne University School of Law.
  Daniel has found continual success in his legal career since it began 
in 1979. He is admitted to practice before the Pennsylvania Supreme 
Court, the Lackawanna Court of Common Pleas, and the U.S. District 
Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, and he is a member of 
the American Bar Association, the Pennsylvania Bar Association, and the 
Lackawanna Bar Association. He is the owner of the Gazda and Penetar 
Law Firm, and he is the solicitor for the Taylor and Scranton Zoning 
Boards, as well as the Lackawanna County Sheriffs Office, Real Estate 
Division. He has served as the Special Solicitor for Lackawanna Tax 
Claim Bureau for Judicial Sales since 2008. Daniel is the chairman for 
the Board of Viewers of Lackawanna County and a Title Agent for Old 
Republic National Title Insurance Company. In recognition of his 
impressive legal career, the Lackwanna Bar Association awarded him the 
President's Award in 2015 and the Exemplary Service Award in 2019.
  In addition to his impressive legal career, Daniel has been very 
active in his community. He served as the president for the Columbus 
Day Association in 1988, Family Services of Lackawanna County in 1989, 
and the Monroe Softball League from 1980 to 2001. From 1984 to 1994, 
Daniel served as the treasurer for the Pennsylvania Interscholastic 
Athletic Association of Wrestling Officials. He is also a member of the 
UNICO Scranton Chapter and Victor Alfieri Club.
  Daniel has been married to Michele Germain for 38 years. He is the 
proud father of two children, Cristina and Daniel III.
  It is an honor to recognize Daniel as he is named the Italian 
American Man of the Year by the Columbus Day Association of Lackawanna 
County. May he continue to honorably represent and support the Italian 
American community for many years to come.

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