[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 17018-17019]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  IN HONOR OF JOHN AND MARTHA MANILLA

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                      HON. MICHAEL G. FITZPATRICK

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 13, 2013

  Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor John and Martha 
Manilla. John and Martha have been married for 57 years. John served in 
World War II in the 8th Army Air Force in the European Theater. He flew 
33 missions over France and Germany before returning home and beginning 
work with a construction company. He married Martha, a school teacher, 
in 1956 and started a family. John soon began his own construction 
company, with constant aid and support from Martha. Together they 
raised a family of four in Skaneateles, New York, a town John has 
called home for his lifetime. Martha taught in the Skaneateles Central 
Schools for 23 years, influencing the lives of hundreds of students. 
They are loving grandparents to 11 grandchildren, friends of many and a 
warm presence in the town they love. At 90 years old,

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John still participates in the Memorial Day parade and is an active 
veteran. They represent the best in America; pride in their nation, 
purposeful civic duty and a love for family and friends.

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