[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15772]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                       HONORING LOUIS GIACOMELLI

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Fitzpatrick) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of Louis 
Giacomelli of New Britain in my home of Bucks County, Pennsylvania. A 
devoted husband and a loving father, Louis passed away earlier this 
week after a long life of service to his community and to his country.
  As a young man in the Army, Louis answered his country's call and 
honorably served in the Korean War and was awarded a Purple Heart for 
his service. Upon returning home from the war, Louis went on to serve 
his community with the Philadelphia Police Department for over 20 
years.
  I had the opportunity to visit the Korean War Memorial here in our 
Nation's capital with Louis earlier this year. I was fortunate to have 
been able to spend that time with him and proud to have called him my 
friend.
  His life of service is an example to each of us, and I wish his 
family all the best in these difficult times.

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