IN RECOGNITION OF PATTI MONTALBANO, UNICAN OF THE YEAR FOR UNICO NATIONAL SCRANTON CHAPTER; Congressional Record Vol. 165, No. 28
(Extensions of Remarks - February 13, 2019)
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IN RECOGNITION OF PATTI MONTALBANO, UNICAN OF THE YEAR FOR UNICO
NATIONAL SCRANTON CHAPTER
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HON. MATT CARTWRIGHT
of pennsylvania
in the house of representatives
Wednesday, February 13, 2019
Mr. CARTWRIGHT. Madam Speaker, I rise today in honor of Patti
Montalbano, who will be named Unican of the Year by the UNICO National
Scranton Chapter. She, along with her husband, Bob, will be honored on
February 23, 2019 during the annual UNICO Charity Ball.
Patti Montalbano was born in Scranton to Alfonso and the late Lucy
Coviello Giambrone. She graduated from St. Anthony of Padua Grade
School and St. Paul's High School. She then went on to receive her
Registered Nurse diploma from Mercy Hospital School of Nursing at the
University of Scranton and a Bachelor of Science from Trinity
University. Patti's hospital nursing career was spent in obstetrics,
newborn nurseries, and the neonatal ICU. She then moved to community
health nursing at the Pennsylvania Department of Health. She was a
member of several health-related networking groups in Lackawanna and
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Luzerne Counties and a part-time hospital clinical instructor in
newborn care at Penn State Scranton Campus. Following 25 years of
service Patti retired from the Pennsylvania Department of Health as the
school health consultant, where she served over 59 school districts.
Patti joined the Ladies Auxiliary to the UNICO National Scranton
Chapter in 2006 and then the Chapter proper in 2009. Patti was very
committed to the work of the Auxiliary and was instrumental in its
reorganization in 2011 and 2012. After serving as President of the
Auxiliary for three consecutive years, she joined the Auxiliary Board
of Directors and was elected its President. Patti co-chairs the
Scranton UNICO Friday Bake Sale at St. Joseph's Center Summer Festival
with her husband. In recognition of her extraordinary volunteerism and
service, Patti received the Al Dante Award in 2012.
Patti and Bob Montalbano will be married for 50 years this November.
They are the proud parents of Lori Montalbano Nozzi, who is also a
dedicated member of UNICO's Scranton Chapter and the Ladies Auxiliary.
They currently reside in Dunmore, Pennsylvania and are active members
of St. Anthony of Padua Church.
It is an honor to recognize Patti and Bob as they jointly accept the
Unican of the Year Award from the Scranton Chapter of UNICO National.
May they continue to work for UNICO and the people across Northeast
Pennsylvania for many fruitful years to come.
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