[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5826]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




        TRIBUTE TO SANTINE FARACI CATALINO ON HER 100TH BIRTHDAY

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                           HON. BRIAN HIGGINS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 10, 2008

  Mr. HIGGINS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Santine 
Faraci Catalino on her 100th birthday on April 13, 2008. 100 years is 
quite an accomplishment!
  Santine Catalino has lived an extraordinary life. As a child, Santine 
worked countless hours on her family's fruit farm. During World War II, 
she was a welder in a defense plant. For 30 years she managed the 
family construction business. A fantastic cook, she lives in her own 
home, and attended bingo three times a week with her younger sister, 
who is 94, until just three years ago.
  Santine is sharp as a tack. She enjoys family around her and telling 
stories of her youth.
  Santine attributes her longevity to eating freshly prepared food all 
her life, a great deal of chocolate, and never drinking. She even quit 
smoking 50 years ago!
  Madam Speaker, please join with me in congratulating Santine Catalino 
on her extraordinary 100 years. I wish her many more wonderful years 
with her family.

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