[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16031]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




        HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF MR. ANTHONY J. DELMONTE

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                           HON. BRIAN HIGGINS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 16, 2013

  Mr. HIGGINS. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to honor the life and legacy 
of Mr. Anthony J. Delmonte, who passed away on October 12, 2013 at the 
age of 88.
  A resident of the Town of Orchard Park, he and his brothers built 
many of their homes and worked at the New York Central Railroad for 
twenty years. In 1963, Mr. Delmonte began working for Bethlehem Steel 
where he was employed for nineteen years. In addition, he helped build 
and operate the Burmon Inn, owned by his brother John, and owned and 
operated the Round-Up Hot Dog Stand in Lackawanna.
  Mr. Delmonte was a proud American, who honorably served his nation. 
Immediately after graduating from Lackawanna High School in 1941, he 
served as Private First Class for the United States Marine Corps in 
World War II. His Marine unit was deployed to Nagasaki, Japan shortly 
after the atomic bomb was dropped in 1945. Mr. Delmonte was honorably 
discharged in 1946.
  Mr. Delmonte was an active member of his community. He was involved 
in Orchard Park politics for many years. He was also President of Our 
Lady of the Sacred Heart Senior Citizens and a member of the Buffalo 
Raceway Horseman's Association.
  Mr. Delmonte was a devoted, loving family man. He leaves behind his 
wife of sixty-three years, Ethel, two children, Anthony and Denise, 
grandchildren, Lisa and Samantha, and great-grandchildren Jeffrey and 
Giada.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join me in expressing our 
deepest condolences to the family of the late Anthony J. Delmonte, and 
join with me in honoring his life and legacy.

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