[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 57 (Friday, March 26, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E305-E306]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         IN RECOGNITION OF ANTHONY PROCASSINI'S 100TH BIRTHDAY

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                          HON. DEBBIE DINGELL

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, March 26, 2021

  Mrs. DINGELL. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Anthony 
Procassini of Ann Arbor on the occasion of his 100th birthday. His 
contributions to our community and to our Nation are worthy of 
commendation.
  Mr. Procassini was raised in New Jersey but first came to Michigan 
when he enrolled at the University of Michigan in 1939. Here he met his 
wife Dawn while working at a pharmacy and they wed in 1943. When the 
war broke out, he heeded the call from his nation and enlisted in the 
Marines. After attending boot camp in San Diego, California, he was 
assigned to the ``I'' Company, Third Battalion, First Marine Regiment. 
His unit fought in two of the bloodiest battles of the war, Peleliu and 
Okinawa, where many of his fellow soldiers lost their lives. He was 
wounded in battle in mid-June 1945 and after recovering, he toured with 
the First Marine Division that was tasked

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with keeping the peace in North China. Mr. Procassini was honorably 
discharged in 1946 and was awarded the Purple Heart in July 2019.
  After his honorable discharge, he returned to the University of 
Michigan to finish his degree. Post-graduation, he worked at Willow Run 
Airport and then Bendix Corporation. He retired from the company as 
Corporate Chief of Personnel 28 years later. He is the founder of 
AJProcassini & Associates, a consulting firm, and AJP Rentals, a rental 
property company in Ann Arbor.
  An active member of our community, Mr. Procassini has remained 
involved in the city that he now calls home. He has served as Chairman 
of the Board of Washtenaw County Community College, Chairman of the 
Industrial Division Blood Bank, and on the Executive Board of the 
American Red Cross. He has also taught courses in Adult Education at 
the University of Michigan and Wayne State University. A dedicated 
member of the Ann Arbor M Club, he served as the event coordinator at 
the Big House for sixty-two years.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring Anthony 
Procassini on his 100th birthday. I join with Mr. Procassini's family, 
including his ten children, eighteen grandchildren, and two great 
grandchildren, and friends in extending my best wishes to him on his 
birthday.

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