[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 7190]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              RECOGNIZING THE LEADERSHIP OF TONY FRANSETTA

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                           HON. ALAN GRAYSON

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, May 18, 2015

  Mr. GRAYSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Tony Fransetta 
for a lifetime of service and leadership. Tony was born in Kimball, 
West Virginia. He served in the U.S. Navy for four years earning the 
United Nations Service Medal, Korean Service Medal, and the Good 
Conduct Ribbon.
  Tony began working for Ford Motor Company in 1956, and stayed with 
the company until his retirement in 1990. During his employment with 
Ford Motor Company, Tony represented 15,000 employees in contract 
negotiations and chaired programs involving quality control, employee 
involvement, insurance benefits, drug treatment, and employee 
education. Tony also co-chaired a national joint mortality study on 
cancer and heart disease in the industrial workplace that was published 
in professional journals.
  Since his retirement, Tony has served on several advisory councils 
for hospitals and health networks such as Kaiser Health Foundation, 
Southwest General Hospital, Wellington Regional Medical Center, and the 
Regional Medicare Advisory Council for Southeast Florida.
  Currently, Tony serves as the President of the Florida Alliance for 
Retired Americans, an advocacy group for working and retired Americans 
with over 200,000 members. Tony is also the Chairman for the area Auto 
Retiree Council, U.A.W. Florida Retiree C.A.P., representing 26,000 
retirees in Florida, Vice President of the Executive Board for Florida 
AFL-CIO, and General Policy Board Member for the National Alliance for 
Retired Americans.
  In 2005, Tony was appointed as a delegate to the White House 
Conference on Aging (WHCOA). In 2011, Tony received the Alliance for 
Retired Americans President's Award. The Award read, ``presented to 
Tony Fransetta, President, Florida Alliance for Retired Americans, for 
his lifetime of public service on behalf of older Americans and for 
guiding and growing the Alliance for Retired Americans''.
  Tony was happily married to his wife, Lena, for 49 years until she 
passed away in 2008. Together, they raised two beautiful daughters and 
have five grandchildren.
  I am honored to recognize Tony Fransetta for his leadership and 
service to his community.

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