[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 18247]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 MR. TONY RAYMONDO, LIFETIME OF SERVICE

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                         HON. LINDA T. SANCHEZ

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 27, 2005

  Ms. LINDA T. SANCHEZ of California. I want to recognize and 
congratulate one of the most distinguished constituents in the 39th 
Congressional District, Mr. Tony Raymondo. I commend him for his 
invaluable contribution to his family, and to his company--Granitize 
Products, Inc. In fact, I also want to commend Mr. Tony Raymondo for 
his involvement with the community. As Granitize prepares to celebrate 
its 75th birthday in 2005, we want to honor Mr. Tony Raymondo for his 
excellent contribution and outstanding service to Granitize Products, 
Inc.
  Mr. Tony Raymondo has been a great patriarch to his family members. 
Raymondo has been a devoted husband to his wife Betty, and a supportive 
father of two sons, and one daughter, Marty, Tony, and Lisa. Mr. 
Raymondo has been a role model to his children by displaying hard work 
and dedication to his family and to his company. His family has 
blossomed to include fifteen grandchildren in his immediate family. 
Though committed to his work, he has always put family first. This 
commitment has helped to create a strong immediate and extended family.
  Furthermore, Mr. Raymondo has made the most of his leisure time by 
refining his many passions. For instance, Mr. Raymondo has a vast 
knowledge of making and producing his own wine. In fact, this activity 
goes hand-in-hand with his other passion, cooking. Mr. Raymondo is 
known for his distinguished Italian cooking among his friends and 
family. Mr. Raymondo also enjoys working with his hands by taking part 
in other activities such as woodworking and photography. Thus, Mr. 
Raymondo has a wood shop and a photography lab within his house.
  Mr. Raymondo has volunteered countless hours for school fundraisers 
to gather funds to purchase school utensils for schools. He is known as 
a very generous person that enjoys helping people. The fire and police 
department has also benefited from Mr. Raymondo generosity. He has 
volunteered his time to these two agencies.
  Professionally, Mr. Raymondo broke through barriers within the 
Granitize Products, Inc. Mr. Raymondo began his career/profession with 
Granitize Products, Inc., as a cleaner in the chemical room in 1954. 
Having excelled as a cleaner, Mr. Raymondo moved up the ranks quickly 
and worked his way through every job in the company until holding the 
title of President and CEO, the position he holds today. Mr. Raymondo 
was the one responsible in venturing out into different markets other 
than just the automotive market.
  He took the initiative thirty years ago to seek other potential 
markets. As a result, he found fiberglass manufacturing beneficial to 
society and lacking the proper wax to combat molds. Thus, he worked to 
create a new product to combat various types of molds that would allow 
manufacturers to make more products, more efficiently, and with fewer 
problems, and he showed them how. He created the formulas that are 
still used today in the TR Division of Granitize. Today Granitize and 
TR combine to serve and sell.

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