Bill Text: PA HR390 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Honoring the life and service of Mr. Frank Gigliotti and extending condolences to his family and many colleagues.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-09-19 - INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35 [HR390 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-HR390-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 2365
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 390 Session of2011
INTRODUCED BY WAGNER, K. BOYLE, BRENNAN, BROOKS, BUXTON, CALTAGIRONE, CREIGHTON, DALEY, DeLUCA, EVERETT, FABRIZIO, FLECK, GEIST, GEORGE, GERGELY, GINGRICH, GOODMAN, GROVE, HALUSKA, HARHAI, HARHART, HARKINS, HARRIS, HENNESSEY, HORNAMAN, JOSEPHS, KIRKLAND, KULA, MAHER, MAHONEY, McGEEHAN, MILLARD, MIRABITO, MOUL, MURT, O'NEILL, PAYNE, PAYTON, RAPP, RAVENSTAHL, READSHAW, REICHLEY, ROCK, ROEBUCK, SAINATO, SANTONI, SONNEY, STURLA AND SWANGER, SEPTEMBER 19, 2011
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, SEPTEMBER 19, 2011
A RESOLUTION
Honoring the life and service of Mr. Frank Gigliotti and
extending condolences to his family and many colleagues.
WHEREAS, Lovingly known as "Gigs" amongst his friends, Frank
Gigliotti was widely regarded as a power broker and a political
force throughout his tenure as a public servant of the Greater
Pittsburgh area; and
WHEREAS, Frank Gigliotti was born October 30, 1942, in
Pittsburgh and raised in the Brookline neighborhood; and
WHEREAS, In 1969, Mr. Gigliotti graduated from South Hills
High School; and
WHEREAS, Upon graduating from high school, Frank enrolled in
and attended the Carnegie Mellon Managerial School; and
WHEREAS, As a member of the Local 66 of the International
Union of Operating Engineers, Mr. Gigliotti worked in the
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construction field for several years as a heavy equipment
operator; and
WHEREAS, In 1975, he was hired on with the Pittsburgh
Department of Public Works; and
WHEREAS, From 1981 through 1987, Frank Gigliotti would serve
as the city's manager of the public safety fleet and as
Superintendent of the Department of Public Works; and
WHEREAS, During this time, Frank would become a leader in
local politics, capturing the Democratic Chairmanship of the
19th Ward in 1982; and
WHEREAS, In 1988, Frank was elected as State Representative
of the 22nd Legislative District; and
WHEREAS, Frank Gigliotti devoted himself to representing the
interests and needs of the working-class residents of the South
Hills section of Pittsburgh; and
WHEREAS, Frank Gigliotti was and always will be remembered as
a savvy and affable politician within political circles and
amongst his colleagues; and
WHEREAS, On August 7, 2011, Frank Gigliotti passed away at 68
years old, leaving behind a legacy of nearly two decades of
public service on behalf of the residents of the Greater
Pittsburgh area; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives express its
profound sorrow over the passing of Mr. Frank Gigliotti and
extend its heartfelt condolences to that of his family, friends
and colleagues.
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