[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 170 (Wednesday, September 30, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E903]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF GENRE VINCENT PECORA

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                         HON. GUY RESCHENTHALER

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 30, 2020

  Mr. RESCHENTHALER. Madam Speaker, I rise to celebrate the life of 
Genre Vincent Pecora who sadly passed away in his North Huntingdon, 
Pennsylvania home on August 30, 2020. I knew Vince personally and can 
attest that his devotion to family, community, and country was evident 
to everyone who met him.
  Vince was the proud owner of Pecora Flooring Inc., a southwestern 
Pennsylvania company specializing in institutional and industrial 
installation for over fifty years. Throughout that time, Vince earned 
the respect and trust of his community through his tenacity, 
workmanship, and approachability.
  Outside of work, Vince was committed to helping kids with cancer 
after his grandson was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. 
After watching one of their own go through treatment and ultimately 
achieve remission, the Pecora family started Genre's Kids with Cancer 
Fund to support others in similar situations. From entertainment 
systems to go-bags packed with essentials, Genre's Kids with Cancer 
Fund anticipates the needs of families confronted with the horror of a 
childhood cancer diagnosis.
  Vince is survived by his wife of 56 years, Donna Day Pecora; 
children, Daunette Baker and her husband, John, Vincent Pecora and his 
wife, Brenda, Dante Pecora and his wife, Carla, and Todd Hook and his 
wife, Julie; sister, Antoinette Capo; grandchildren, Kaitlynn (Ricky) 
Boyer, James Baker, Genre Baker, Vincent Pecora, Gianna Baker, Avery 
Pecora and Ava Pecora; and great-grandchildren, Gideon Boyer, Eden 
Boyer, Lacey Hook and Cameron Hook.
  Madam Speaker, it is with profound sadness that I recognize the loss 
of Genre Vincent Pecora. Vince will be remembered as a friend to many 
and his legacy will live on in southwestern Pennsylvania.

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