[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 9223-9224]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




     HONORING LOUIS S. D'ANTONIO ON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT

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                          HON. ROSA L. DeLAURO

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 13, 2017

  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I rise today 
to join family, friends, and colleagues in paying tribute to Louis S. 
D'Antonio as he marks his retirement after more than three decades with 
Gateway Community College.
  A native of New Haven, Lou has dedicated a lifetime of service to our 
community. Following his graduation from New Haven public schools, Lou 
earned both his bachelor and master's degrees at Fairfield University. 
I had the good fortune to get to know Lou when we worked together for 
Community Progress Inc., an anti-poverty agency focused on education 
and employment. From his earliest days, Lou understood the critical 
connection between education and the workforce. Prior to joining 
Gateway, Lou also held positions with the New Haven Office of Manpower 
and the New Haven Employment and Training Administration.
  Lou began his career with Gateway Community College, known then as 
South Central Community College, in 1981 as the Director of Community 
Services and Continuing Education. He soon became Associate Dean of 
Community Affairs and in 1989 was appointed to his current position as 
Dean of Administrative Affairs. In this capacity, Lou was responsible 
for the oversight of a myriad of administrative and financial support 
services including

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facilities, maintenance and event management, financial affairs, 
information technology, institutional research as well as safety and 
security. At its core, Lou ensured that the campus was prepared to meet 
the demands of faculty, students, and the community.
  Lou's contributions to Gateway have been innumerable. His brought a 
unique perspective to various college committees including the health 
and safety committee as well as the NEASC committee. He represented the 
college as a member of the Board of Directors of the Greater New Haven 
Chamber of Commerce and the Personnel and Finance Committee of 
Workforce Alliance. And in what has been the singularly most 
transformative measure for Gateway, Lou headed up the Building 
Committee for its new downtown campus which opened in 2015. The 
development of this state-of-the-art campus has ensured that Gateway 
Community College is ready to help prepare its students for the 21st 
century workforce today and for decades to come.
  Today, as he celebrates his retirement after a distinguished career, 
I am honored to have this opportunity to extend my sincere thanks and 
heartfelt congratulations to Louis S. D'Antonio for all of his good 
work on behalf of Gateway Community College and the City of New Haven. 
I wish Lou and his wife, Adrienne, as well as their five children, 
Robert, Daniel, Lisa, Amy and Lisa; and their seven grandchildren the 
very best for many more years of health and happiness as they enjoy 
this next chapter.

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