[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 10266]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                      HONORING JOHN PETER CALVELLI

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                          HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 19, 1999

  Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, just over forty years ago a young man came to 
our country who, like so many before him, was seeking a better life. 
And like so many before him, he not only found that better life but 
made our country better for his coming here. John Peter Calvelli is one 
of those individuals.
  John was born in Vico, Aprigliano in the province of Cosenza, Italy. 
On January 24th, 1958 he married his wife Rose and they were blessed 
with two children, Louis and John. Upon his arrival in the United 
States in August of 1958, John began working for G.A.L., an elevator 
company currently located in the Bronx and in 1971 joined the New York 
City Transit Authority as a car inspector, where he received many 
commendations for his job performance. During his spare time he devoted 
many hours to the betterment of our local community through his active 
involvement in many worthwhile charitable organizations. He is an 
active member and Past President of the San Fili Fraternity Club, an 
organization dedicated to promoting the Italian heritage organization 
as well as providing needed funds to students to help defray the 
increasing cost of higher education. His active participation as a lay 
leader for the Salesian Cooperators has served as a source of 
religious, spiritual and financial support for the students and faculty 
of Salesian High School. This spirit of community concern is manifested 
in his children: Louis serves as the Vice President for Development of 
Salesian High School and John serves as my Administrative Assistant.
  On the evening of Friday, May 14, 1999 members and friends of the NYC 
Transit Authority will be hosting a dinner to celebrate a new chapter 
in John's life: his retirement. I am confident that he will spend the 
coming years to continue his work on behalf of our community and spend 
time with his new grandchild, John Domenico. I salute him and thank him 
for his work on behalf of the entire community and look forward to 
sharing many special events in the coming years with him and the entire 
Calvelli family.

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