[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 15137-15138]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               TRIBUTE TO CATHERINE M. ``KITTY'' LaFALCE

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                           HON. BRIAN HIGGINS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 15, 2008

  Mr. HIGGINS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of Ms. 
Catherine M. ``Kitty'' (Stasio) LaFalce, proud mother of our former 
colleague, Congressman John J. LaFalce.
   Born in Buffalo in 1914, Mrs. LaFalce the youngest of a brood of 14 
children, and was as devoted as Western New Yorker as we have ever 
seen. She will be dearly missed by her many family members who will 
hold her memory with them always.
   Mrs. LaFalce, who passed away last week at the age of 94, was a 
wonderful wife to the

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late Dominic E. LaFalce, and was the beloved mother of two children: 
John and Lorraine LaFalce Kenny; was grandmother to four grandchildren: 
Lauren, Christine, Allison, and Martin; and great-grandmother to four: 
Austin, Rachel, Colton, and Autumn. Her life was a blessing to her 
friends, family, and community. Survived also by her dear sister, Rita 
Chiavaroli and many dozens of family members and good friends, Mrs. 
LaFalce's memory will be one of a strong woman with tremendous faith, 
and her memory will endure for many years to come.
   Madam Speaker, I hope that you will join with me in expressing to 
our former colleague Mr. LaFalce and to the entire LaFalce family the 
most sincere condolences of the House upon the passing of Catherine M. 
``Kitty'' LaFalce.

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