LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commending Carl E. Tavolacci upon the occasion of
his designation for special recognition at the 43rd Annual Dinner Dance
of the United Progressive Club on May 7, 2009

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize and
commend individuals who distinguish themselves in their profession and
in service to their community; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern and fully in accord with its long-
standing traditions, it is the sense of this Legislative Body to commend
Carl E. Tavolacci, attorney and founder of the Ben Bay Kiwanis Club,
upon the occasion of his designation for special recognition at the 43rd
Annual Dinner Dance of the United Progressive Club, to be held at The
Rex Manor in Brooklyn, New York, on Thursday, May 7, 2009; and
WHEREAS, Carl Tavolacci was born in Bath Beach, Brooklyn, on November
9, 1912; he graduated from New Utrecht High School and went on to earn
his LL.B and LL.M. degrees from St. John's University Law School; he
served in World War II, was honorably discharged in 1946, and received
two battle awards for the Normandy and Northern France campaigns; and
WHEREAS, He has practiced law for more than 72 years, including in the
law firm he formed of Tavolacci and DeMatteo, Esqs. from which his part-
ner was elected a Judge of the Civil Court in Brooklyn; he was admitted
to the New York State bar in 1936 and, subsequently, to practice before
the Board of Immigration Appeals and the Immigration and Naturalization
Service of the United States, United States District Court for the
Southern District of New York, United States District Court for the
Eastern District of New York, Supreme Court of the United States of
America, and the United States Customs Court; and
WHEREAS, He is a member of the Brooklyn Bar Association, New York
Trial Lawyers Association, Richmond County Bar Association and the Bay
Ridge Lawyers Association, which he served as President, and he has
served as an Arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association for
many years; and
WHEREAS, Active in his community as well as his profession, Carl Tavo-
lacci has been President of Loggia Perseveranza, Order Sons of Italy in
America; founder and Commander of Bath Beach American Legion Post 1772;
founder and President of the Kiwanis Club of Bensonhurst and Bay Ridge;
Lieutenant Governor of the Metropolitan Division of Kiwanis Interna-
tional, which includes all the Kiwanis Clubs in Brooklyn, Manhattan and
Staten Island; and the President of the Bay Ridge Club and the Iron
Hills Civic Association; and
WHEREAS, He has been honored many times in recognition and appreci-
ation of his dedicated service and leadership, including by the Bay
Ridge Community Council, Columbian Lawyers Association, Staten Island
Ostomy Association, Kiwanis Club of Bensonhurst and Bay Ridge, Office of
the Brooklyn Borough President, Da Vinci Society of Wagner College and
St. Roch's School in Staten Island and, in 2008, he received the high
honor of being named by the Federation of Italian American Organizations
(F.I.A.O.) as the Grand Marshal of its Columbus Day Parade; and
WHEREAS, Carl E. Tavolacci was married to the late Frances Mangano
Tavolacci for more than 60 years and has two daughters, Teresa Calagna
and Carol Nobbs; two granddaughters, Carla Maresca and Trina Orsic; and
two great-granddaughters, Anya and Catarina Orsic, all of whom are proud
to be part of his life and rejoice in his many accomplishments; and
WHEREAS, Carl E. Tavolacci has distinguished himself in his profession
and in his community and truly merits the recognition of this Legisla-
tive Body; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commend Carl E. Tavolacci upon the occasion of his designation for
special recognition at the 43rd Annual Dinner Dance of the United
Progressive Club on May 7, 2009; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Carl E. Tavolacci.