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HONORING WILLIAM J. CASTELLO
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HON. NICOLE MALLIOTAKIS
of new york
in the house of representatives
Monday, July 19, 2021
Ms. MALLIOTAKIS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor William J. Castello. Born in 1957, a diagnosis of chronic bronchitis left him spending much of his childhood indoors. One day he found a box of graphite lead sticks and began to faithfully reproduce the cover portraits of LOOK and LIFE magazine on typing paper, beginning his long love of art. Starting with his first public showing at the East Flatbush Public Library at the age of 9, he has been featured at Columbia University, the Newseum, and the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum in Staten Island. After marrying his childhood sweetheart, Maria Loccisano, he went on to work for the Associated Press as an artist. He is now an honorary associate of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, a Fourth-degree Knight and Past Grand Knight of the Knights of Columbus, and now, the Immediate Past President of the Fr. Capodanno Lodge of the Sons and Daughters of Italy in America. He and Maria have made their home in Staten Island since 1986 and have been an active part of the community since then.
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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 126
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