[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 8532]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


            IN HONOR AND RECOGNITION OF ANTHONY BRANCATELLI

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 17, 2006

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor and recognition of 
Anthony Brancatelli, Ward 12 Cleveland Councilman, as he is presented 
with Villa Montessori's prestigious Guardian Angel Award.
  This award is given to a person who has been instrumental in the 
success of the Villa Montessori Center School. Mr. Brancatelli was the 
former chief executive of Slavic Village development and played a vital 
role in finding a space for the school and spearheaded its expansion 
during its 10 years of existence.
  Mr. Brancatelli has always been a pioneer for community development, 
public safety and education. During his 17 years at the Slavic Village 
Community Development Corp., Mr. Brancatelli partnered with longtime 
councilman, Ed Rybka, to reshape and renew the neighborhood. He 
organized several block clubs on safety and housing issues, with 
community anchors such as Cleveland Central Catholic High School and 
with Third Federal Savings and Loan on major investments in the ward. 
He also brought forward a case to the Cleveland Housing Court in which 
they sued the owner of 110 severely neglected houses in a racially 
diverse, working-class neighborhood, since then it has developed into a 
respectable living area. Mr. Brancatelli was also the executive 
director of the Broadway Housing area housing coalition, which had 
renovated over four hundred houses. Under his leadership it was the 
largest number of renovations done by any community development 
corporation in Cleveland.
  Mr. Speaker and Colleagues, please join me in recognition of Anthony 
Brancatelli as he rightfully receives the Guardian Angel Award. Mr. 
Brantacelli's perseverance, dedication, and compassion to the Slavic 
Village have made him a patriarch and champion for all people in the 
city of Cleveland.

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