Mr. Speaker. I rise today in memory and recognition of Lauretta Lisa Zarlenga. A wife. mother. and grandmother. Lauretta dedicated her life to her family. Born in a small town in Italy in 1913. Lauretta immigrated to the United States during the Great Depression as a teenager. Settling in Chicago. Laurettas family carved out their presence as a working class immigrant family. Learning quickly the skill of artistic hat design at night school. Lauretta practiced her craft to support her constantly growing family. It was also at night school that she met her future husband. Dino. whereupon the two coincidentally chose the same topic for an essay assignment and subsequently discovered they came from neighboring villages in Italy.
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