[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15407]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           RECOGNIZING THE 100TH BIRTHDAY OF FELICIA MORMILE

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                      HON. DANIEL M. DONOVAN, JR.

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 29, 2015

  Mr. DONOVAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 100th 
Birthday of Brooklyn's Felicia Mormile.
  On October 3, 1915, Felicia Veronica Provisiero was born in downtown 
Brooklyn to parents Carmela and Ralph. The oldest of six children, she 
was always there to do her chores and help her younger siblings. When 
Felicia was just 16, her mother tragically passed away and her father 
pulled her out of school so she could take care of the family.
  In 1934, Felicia was introduced to Alphonse Mormile through her Uncle 
Jimmy. After dating for four years, they married on April 3, 1938 and 
had six wonderful children. In addition to being a working mother, she 
volunteered non-stop; for twenty years, Felicia would clean up her 
church before Mass each day, and she would prepare and bring food to 
the homeless in her community. Furthermore, she volunteered her time at 
the Guardian Angel Home for Unwed Mothers by helping take care of the 
children and readying the new mothers for parenthood.
  Every Christmas, Felicia and her family would make baskets for the 
poor to ensure that they had everything necessary in order to have a 
wonderful Christmas dinner. Each Tuesday, she would take the train to 
Saint Francis Assisi Church to attend a novena and from there she would 
always go shopping at Gimbels Department Store.
  Mr. Speaker, Felicia Mormile's selflessness and commitment to 
volunteering is something to which we should all aspire. With six 
children, 11 grandchildren, and 16 great-grandchildren, she has been a 
loving member not only of her family, but of the community as well. I 
commend her outstanding life, and I am proud to honor this citizen from 
New York's 11th District on her 100th birthday.

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