[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 10]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 14541]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      HONORING MAURO G. DePASQUALE

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                         HON. JAMES P. McGOVERN

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 14, 2017

  Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Mr. Mauro G. 
DePasquale. Mauro is a gifted filmmaker, singer, writer, and composer 
who has put his creativity to work as the Executive Director of 
Worcester Cable Community Access TV, where he started as a volunteer in 
1990. Mauro has been a driving force behind the success of Worcester 
Cable Community Access TV, where he has used his platform to encourage 
community involvement and educational programming. Mauro has produced 
over one thousand television shows, and hosted and produced music 
scores for many TV and documentary films. His work in television 
production has been recognized with a Pegasus TV award, a TELLY award, 
and many other awards. Through WCCA, Mauro offers citizens of Worcester 
from all walks of life and opinions the chance to speak their mind and 
be heard.
  Mauro's soft-spoken exterior gives way to lively piano and vocals 
when he performs with his popular musical combo Jazzed Up, which he 
started in 2012. For the past few years, Jazzed Up has performed at the 
Worcester Columbus Day Parade Grand Marshal Banquet. Jazzed Up has been 
nominated Best Jazz Act at the Worcester Music Awards 2012-2015, and in 
2014, Worcester Living Magazine voted Jazzed Up Best Entertainment 
group in Central Massachusetts.
  Mauro is proud of his Italian heritage. Like so many Americans, his 
family came to the United States in search of a better life. His own 
experiences--hearing of the oppression and prejudice faced by 
immigrants when they first arrived in the United States--have made 
Mauro a lifelong supporter of the underdog and a strong voice for 
community service in Worcester. Mauro has been a fierce advocate for 
preserving Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church. As President of the Mount 
Carmel Preservation Society, he has fought tirelessly to save the 
church, which has been an epicenter for the Italian-American community 
in Worcester for nearly ninety years.
  But Mr. Speaker, I rise today not just to recognize Mauro's public 
service, but to congratulate him on a new honor--on October 8, 2017 
Mauro will march down Shrewsbury Street as Grand Marshal of the 2017 
Worcester Columbus Day Parade. I join with all the residents of 
Worcester in thanking Mauro for his service to our community, and 
congratulating him on his selection as Grand Marshal of the 2017 
Worcester Columbus Day Parade.

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