LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION honoring Antonio Pellegrini upon the occasion of
his designation for special recognition

WHEREAS, Throughout history, our great Nation has been known as a place
of hope and opportunity for countless people who have journeyed from
afar, and across oceans, to build new lives for themselves and their
families; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to pay special honor
to those people whose life journeys have carried them across the world
to become enfranchised in the freedoms of our Nation; and
WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is justly proud to honor Antonio Pelle-
grini upon the occasion of his designation for special recognition on
becoming a United States Citizen; and
WHEREAS, Born November 17, 1948, in Bari, Italy, to Tommaso and Franc-
esca Pellegrini, Antonio Pellegrini was one of four children; he lived
in Italy until he was 10 years-old with his mother and siblings Lucre-
tia, Joseph, and Elizabeth, while his father had gone to live in Ameri-
ca; and
WHEREAS, Tommaso Pellegrini first sent for his family in 1958; they
stayed in America for two years before going back to Italy, and in 1962,
when Antonio Pellegrini was 14 years of age, he and his family migrated
to the United States; and
WHEREAS, Antonio Pellegrini first attended I.S. 228 David A. Boody
Junior High School, then Lafayette High School, before joining the
United States Army in January of 1968; and
WHEREAS, First stationed in Germany as a Specialist 4th Class, Antonio
Pellegrini soon volunteered for Vietnam, arriving on October 6, 1969,
where he served as a member of the 184th Ordnance Battalion; and
WHEREAS, He volunteered for his first mission the following day but
was unfortunately injured in battle; in October of 1970, Antonio Pelle-
grini returned home to American soil; and
WHEREAS, Upon his return, Antonio Pellegrini lived in Brooklyn, New
York, and was hired as a cook at Serrento's Restaurant in New York City;
and
WHEREAS, Antonio Pellegrini met his wife, Rosemary Casale in the Wrong
Number Lounge in 1971; one year later they married, and together, they
were blessed with a loving family of five children, the late Thomas,
Thomas, Anthony, Maria and Vince; and
WHEREAS, Aside from his wife and children, Antonio Pellegrini consid-
ers serving his Country the greatest joy in his life; and
WHEREAS, It is with radiant pride that an individual can claim to be a
citizen of the United States, for in becoming a United States citizen,
an individual becomes part of an undying legacy of democracy and part of
the august story which is America; and
WHEREAS, Antonio Pellegrini now personifies our shared commitment to
preserve, enhance and yet effect that patrimony of freedom which is our
American heritage; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
honor Antonio Pellegrini upon the occasion of his designation for
special recognition on becoming a United States Citizen; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Antonio Pellegrini.