[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 15]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 21947]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



HONORING GUIDO J. MARTINELLI, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, (PENNSYLVANIA) CHAMBER 
                 OF COMMERCE OUTSTANDING CITIZEN AWARD

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                         HON. JOSEPH M. HOEFFEL

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 7, 2001

  Mr. HOEFFEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Guido J. Martinelli, 
who has been awarded the Montgomery County, (Pennsylvania) Chamber of 
Commerce ``Outstanding Citizen Award,'' for his many years of dedicated 
service to his community.
  Guido was born and raised in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania as the fourth 
of five children of Italian immigrants. After graduating from 
Norristown High School in 1955, he took a position with the Montgomery-
Norristown Penn Trust which was the forerunner of the PNC bank. He 
quickly ascended through the ranks of the bookkeeping departments, 
advancing all the way to assistant branch manager and then was granted 
the first corporate title of assistant secretary. Guido received 
numerous promotions culminating with the rank of branch manager of the 
Continental Bank, in Norristown. He retired from PNC Bank in 1998 after 
forty-three years' service. But his retirement did not last long as he 
accepted the position of vice president in business development with 
the Progress Bank where he still is currently employed.
  In addition to his stellar career in the financial services sector, 
community service has been extremely important to Guido. He currently 
serves on the board of the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce and 
has been active with the organization for seventeen years. He currently 
serves as a board member of the Senior Adult Activities Center of 
Montgomery County. He participates in the Norristown Lions Club, the 
Norristown Rotary Club and the Meals on Wheels program.


  Guido and his wife Janet have been married for forty years. They are 
the proud parents of three children and three grandchildren.
  I am pleased and honored to present this award to Guido Martinelli. 
His dedication to his community is commendable.

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