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[Congressional Record: September 28, 2000 (Extensions)]
[Page E1621]
From the Congressional Record Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:cr28se00-14]
IN HONOR OF MICHAEL ZONE, MARY ZONE, AND THE ZONE FAMILY
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HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH
of ohio
in the house of representatives
Thursday, September 28, 2000
Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to acknowledge the
Neighborhood Social Club and Archives' posthumous recognition of former
City of Cleveland Councilman Michael Zone and his surviving wife,
former City Councilwoman Mary Zone for their contributions to the
Italian American neighborhood that is part of the Mount Carmel West
neighborhood. The organization will present the Giuseppe T. Focca Award
to the Zone family on October 1.
Michael Zone, whose family immigrated from the region of Campania
near the City of Caserta, was among the early Italian families to
settle in this westside neighborhood. Michael was instrumental in the
early development of the current Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church and
School and the development of Villa Mercedes, a senior citizen assisted
high-rise.
As a councilman, Michael Zone worked hard for the Italian American
residents he represented. He helped many gain meaningful employment and
assisted them with immigration and government services. He put his
constituents first, and demonstrated that public service is a higher
calling.
The Neighborhood Social Club and Archives was founded by Rose A.
Zitiello in 1993 to preserve the Italian American history of the
neighborhood. Association President Sherri Scarcipina DeLeva has
presided over the last three annual award presentations to Joseph T.
Fiocca, Yolanda Craciun, and Father Vincent Caruso, who served as the
parish's first pastor in 1926.
Mr. Speaker, I ask my fellow colleagues in the U.S. House of
Representatives to join me in honoring Michael Zone, Mary Zone, and the
Zone family who have contributed so much to Cleveland's Mount Carmel
West neighborhood and the city as a whole. Please also join me in
acknowledging the contribution that the Neighborhood Social Club and
Archives is making toward preserving the great heritage that the Zones
and the Italian American community of Cleveland has made and continues
to make.
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