[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15877]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




IN RECOGNITION OF PETER J. ADONIZIO, RECIPIENT OF 2015 ITALIAN-AMERICAN 
                ASSOCIATION'S LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

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                          HON. MATT CARTWRIGHT

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, October 7, 2015

  Mr. CARTWRIGHT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Peter J. Adonizio 
who will be awarded the Italian-American Association's Lifetime 
Achievement Award on Sunday, October 11, 2015. A native of Pittston, 
Pennsylvania, Peter has a long history of service to his local 
community and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
  Peter attended Scranton Preparatory School and is a graduate of St. 
Leo University in Florida. In 1983, Peter studied at the Simmons 
Institute of Funeral Service, earning a diploma in Mortuary Science. 
Upon completing his internship and completing the requirements of the 
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Peter became a licensed funeral director 
in 1984.
  After completing his education, Peter worked for his family's asphalt 
company until 1991. He then worked as a probation officer for Luzerne 
County, PA. In 1993, Peter was appointed by Luzerne County as a deputy 
coroner. Four years later, he was appointed Deputy Court Administrator, 
also earning his district magistrate certification. In 2000, after a 
Pennsylvania Supreme Court order and the formation of the Unified 
Judicial Court System, Peter became a Deputy Court Administrator for 
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. During that time, Peter received a 
special commendation from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court for his 
service to the judicial system as a member of the Judicial Council's 
Committee on Judicial Security and Emergency Preparedness. He retired 
in 2013, after twenty years of service.
  In addition to his career in government, Peter also worked as a 
funeral director. Peter established the Peter J. Adonizio Funeral Home 
in 2001 in West Pittston. As a result of flooding caused by Tropical 
Storm Lee in 2011, Peter relocated his funeral home to William Street 
in Pittston. Adonizio is a member of the Luzerne County Funeral 
Directors Association, Pennsylvania Funeral Directors Association, and 
the National Funeral Directors Association.
  It is an honor to recognize Peter for all of his community and state 
accomplishments, and I extend my congratulations on his award. I wish 
him the best in all future endeavors and thank him for the 
contributions he has made serving his fellow Pennsylvanians.

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