[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 11339]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO VERA DeANGELIS

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                        HON. MICHAEL E. CAPUANO

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                          Thursday, May 3, 2007

  Mr. CAPUANO. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Vera DeAngelis on 
the occasion of her 100th birthday. I have had the honor of knowing 
Vera for many years and am proud to call her a friend.
  Together with her husband Albert, Vera raised seven children in 
Somerville. During her many years in the community, she worked to 
improve it in so many ways. Most notably, Vera volunteered in 
elementary school classrooms for more than twenty years, first at the 
Winter Hill School and later at the Little Flower School. She devoted 
countless hours after her own children were grown to making a 
difference in the lives of the young students she helped. Many of those 
young people have stories of their own about how Vera took the time to 
help them whenever they were in need.
  Vera has always been concerned about the quality of life in her 
community and was very involved in Somerville Citizens for Adequate 
Transportation. In this capacity, she worked to lessen the impact of 
the highway on local streets and fought against its expansion into 
Somerville's Inner Belt.
  Vera is also very active in local politics, closely following all of 
the local contests. Vera always makes the time to do more than just 
cast a ballot. She volunteers for her candidates of choice, holding 
signs, stuffing envelopes and spreading the word about her candidate's 
positions.
  Vera possesses extraordinary organizational skills, and made the 
challenges of raising seven children seem effortless, regardless of the 
circumstances. She kept seven needles threaded with different colors in 
her pin cushion at all times, ready to fix a loose button or a torn 
sleeve at a moment's notice--an anecdote that her friends and family 
say best illustrates her superior ability to multi-task.
  It is my privilege to have known Vera for many years and I wish her a 
very happy 100th birthday.

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