[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 270]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              IN HONOR OF FRANCISCO AND HORTENSIA CANONICO

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                          HON. ROBERT MENENDEZ

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, January 25, 2002

  Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Francisco and 
Hortensia Canonico, who were honored by the North Hudson Board of 
Realtors Friday, January 18th, for their exceptional contributions to 
New Jersey's real estate industry.
  Mr. Canonico entered the real estate industry in 1967, and became a 
licensed real estate broker in 1972. That same year, he opened his own 
business, Canonico Real Estate, on 1010 Summit Avenue in Union City, 
New Jersey.
  As an innovative real estate broker, he became the President of the 
Hudson County Multiple Listing Service in 1979. He was President of the 
Hudson County Board of Realtors in 1984, when he was recognized as 
Realtor of the Year. In 1984, Mr. Canonico also served on the Committee 
to Make America Better, and was recognized again as Realtor of the Year 
in 1996.
  In 1977, Mrs. Canonico became the first Latina licensed real estate 
broker in Hudson County. She was recognized in the Million Dollars 
Sales Club from 1996 through 2000.
  Both Francisco and Hortensia Canonico have been avid fund-raisers for 
the American Cancer Society and Lung Association.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in congratulating husband 
and wife, Francisco and Hortensia Canonico, for their positive 
contributions to Hudson County as successful real estate brokers and 
innovative entrepreneurs.

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