[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5156]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  IN MEMORY OF EDITH DIVICINO DIFAZIO

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                           HON. ANNA G. ESHOO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 18, 2002

  Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor a very special woman, Edith 
DiVincino DiFazio, who passed away on Saturday, April 6, 2002. Edith 
was married to Pasquale (Pat) DiFazio for 53 years and they were the 
very proud parents of two children, Paul and Linda, and the ever loving 
grandparents of Michael and Allison Lech.
  Mr. Speaker, Edith DiFazio was born and raised in New Britain, 
Connecticut and lived there her entire life. She made an indelible 
impact on the community she loved so much through her participation in 
local politics, her support of her husband in his business development, 
her community activism as well as the countless friendships she made 
and kept during her ninety years of life in New Britain.
  Mr. Speaker, Edith was a woman who loved and was loved deeply in 
return by her family and her friends. She was in many ways a woman who 
was ahead of her time and she was a role model to everyone who knew 
her. Edith worked alongside her husband Pat who was the owner and 
president of Ames Construction Company. Among the Company's many 
projects are Pulaski Middle School, Chamberlain School, Knapp Village 
Apartments and Schaller Oldsmobile. With a constant smile and engaging 
personality, Edith found enjoyment in all aspects of life. She learned 
the pleasure of raising plants and flowers from working in her father's 
greenhouse, Davis Florist Company in New Britain. She was a gourmet 
cook and her Italian cooking was considered to be the gold standard of 
cuisine and she served her community as a volunteer at the New Britain 
Memorial Hospital and as a member of the Greater Italian Junior League.
  Mr. Speaker, if Edith DiFazio were asked what the greatest 
accomplishments of her life were, she would say her two children Linda 
and Paul. For almost half a century I have known and been part of the 
DiFazio family. Edith and Pat DiFazio were two of the most widely 
respected and loved members of our community. Edith was the core of her 
home and her family. She was as comfortable with U.S. Senators and 
Governors as she was with her pals at the senior center. Her dignity, 
her gracefulness, her kindness and her gentleness were her hallmarks. I 
have no doubt that as Pat welcomed her to heaven, so too did the angels 
because they wanted to add to their ranks.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask all my colleagues in the House to join me in 
expressing our collective sympathy to Edith DiFazio's family and to 
give thanks for all she did throughout her life to make her community 
and our country better for human kind.

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