[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 11651]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




TRIBUTE TO FRANCIS P. CANALI ON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE 
                WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS PUBLIC SCHOOLS

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                         HON. JAMES P. McGOVERN

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 16, 2006

  Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay special tribute to 
Francis (Frank) P. Canali on the occasion of his retirement from the 
Worcester, Massachusetts Public Schools. The end of this school year 
marks the end of Frank's distinguished thirty-four year career as a 
teacher and administrator at Worcester Vocational High School. During 
his long tenure, Frank has gained a well-deserved reputation as a 
talented professional educator who is widely respected and admired for 
his unfailing devotion to Worcester Voke.
  The longevity of Frank Canali's career is not only impressive, it is 
also inspiring. In an age when loyalty is becoming an increasingly rare 
quality, Frank's steadfast commitment to the students, faculty and 
staff of Worcester Yoke reminds us all what one man can accomplish when 
he dedicates his life's work to the betterment of a single institution. 
When Frank walks out the doors of Worcester Voke for the last time, he 
will leave the school an infinitely better place than he found it.
  Frank began teaching at Worcester Vocational High School in 1972 as a 
graphic arts instructor in the evening program. He later taught offset 
lithography, both in the Career Educational Training Program and at 
Worcester Vocational High School, before becoming head of the graphic 
communications department in 1980. Along the way Frank furthered his 
own education by earning a bachelor's of science degree in education 
and a master's degree in administration of occupational education. He 
was subsequently appointed assistant principal in 2000 and ultimately 
principal in 2003. As Frank now prepares to end his career as 
principal, he leaves Worcester Vocational High School as one of the 
highest-performing public schools in the City of Worcester and with a 
new state-of-the-art facility that is the envy of every community in 
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Both remarkable achievements are due 
in no small part to the immeasurable and lasting contributions Frank 
has made during his career. His positive influence has benefited an 
untold number of young men and women, and his legacy will be that he 
tirelessly demanded that vocational education receive the attention, 
emphasis and investment it rightly deserves and that our nation so 
desperately needs.
  Mr. Speaker, as the brother of two Worcester public school teachers, 
I know well the great challenges and demands our educators face on a 
daily basis. For thirty-four years, Frank Canali has met and mastered 
those daily challenges. He enters retirement with the quiet pride and 
satisfaction of knowing that he has truly made a difference. I wish to 
offer my heartfelt appreciation for Frank's public service to the 
families of Worcester, Massachusetts, and I wish him and his wife 
Pattie, their children and grandchildren a happy and healthy 
retirement. He has earned it.

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