April 3, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E503 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS

REMEMBERING BOB CASALE OF HONORING MR. NICHOLAS P. a $22 million 125,000 square foot campus in DEVO DINAPOLI Westminster, Colorado, creating an additional 100 high paying jobs. HON. STEVE ISRAEL I extend my deepest congratulations to Trimble Navigation for receiving the Business HON. TIM RYAN OF NEW YORK Recognition Award from the Jefferson County OF OHIO IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Economic Development Corporation. I thank IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Thursday, April 3, 2014 you for your commitment to innovation, high standards and quality products. Thursday, April 3, 2014 Mr. ISRAEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Mr. Nicholas P. DiNapoli, an esteemed f Mr. RYAN of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I rise today citizen of my congressional district who holds NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH to honor the remarkable life of Bob Casale, the distinction of being a lifelong resident of PROGRAM who passed away on February 17, 2014, at the Town of North Hempstead. Mr. DiNapoli the age of sixty-one. Bob was raised in Akron, was born on April 6, 1924, to Pete and Jea- HON. TED POE nette DiNapoli in Roslyn Heights, New York, Ohio. He led an exemplary life while in pursuit OF TEXAS of his dream of writing, producing, and per- and has resided in Albertson, New York since IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES forming music. Bob helped create a body of 1953. He is a New Yorker, born and bred. Thursday, April 3, 2014 work with his band Devo that put the ‘‘new’’ in After graduating from Roslyn public schools, new wave music. He ultimately changed the Nicholas served our country in World War II Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, way a lot of people viewed both music and as a member of the Army Air Force. I thank Ev’ry day we say our prayer, Will they culture at the time. him for his service during this historic time and change the bill of fare, Still we get the same for his contribution to a United States victory. old gru . . . el, There’s not a crust, not a As one of the original members of the band crumb can we find, Can we beg, can we bor- When he returned home, he built a model Devo, Bob came of age in the middle of a row, or cadge, But there’s nothing to stop us life for himself and his family. He married huge cultural war in Akron, Ohio. There, Bob from getting a thrill, When we all close our Adeline, his late wife of 43 years, and raised and his fellow band members Mark eyes and imag . . . ine, Food, glorious food! two sons, Thomas and James. As the years Mothersbaugh, Bob Mothersbaugh, Alan There is no limit to how far the federal gov- passed, he has also been able to enjoy Myers, and his brother Gerald Casale were in- ernment arms can reach. spending time with his two grandchildren, Vic- spired to form Devo after witnessing the Kent ‘‘Please, sir, I want some more,’’ is not just toria and Nicholas. Mr. DiNapoli served a forty State massacre in 1970. a quote from the movie Oliver, but a phrase year career at the New York Telephone Com- that I am sure has been heard throughout In remembrance of his late brother, Gerald pany, where his hard work enabled him to rise schools by students from 2012 till just re- stated that, ‘‘as an original member of Devo, all the way from a splicer’s helper to foreman. cently. Bob Casale was there in the trenches with me What is truly inspirational is Mr. DiNapoli’s Through the Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, from the beginning. He was my level-headed devotion to his community. Over the years, he the federal government’s arms have become brother, a solid performer and talented audio has served as a volunteer firefighter with the stronger and longer, allowing them to snatch engineer, always giving more than he got.’’ Roslyn Highlands Fire Department, and has kids’ lunch bags and replace it with what they In more recent years, Devo actively toured been involved with the American Legion, Al- believe our kids should be eating. around the country and performed at the 2010 bertson Little League, Boy Scouts of America So long gone are the days of parenting, we Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada. ‘‘He Troop 481 and St. Aidan’s Parish. have the government to do it for us. Now it’s the USDA who teaches our children was excited about the possibility of Mark Mr. DiNapoli will turn 90 on April 6, 2014, about what they should and should not be eat- Mothersbaugh allowing Devo to play shows and his positivity, independence and gen- ing. again,’’ stated Gerald. ‘‘His sudden death from erosity has cemented his legacy as a devoted and loving family man, and as a strong role Children are more likely to choose a peanut conditions that led to heart failure came as a butter and jelly sandwich over a salad or total shock to us all.’’ model for his children and grandchildren. I am honored to be able to represent him here in vegetables, but the USDA determined that the In addition to performing with Devo, Bob Congress. best way to have the kids make the ‘‘healthy’’ Casale worked for twenty years at Mutato cre- choice is to eliminate their options altogether. ating and developing the sounds on various f Although the USDA recently eliminated the films and television shows. Prior to Bob’s TRIMBLE NAVIGATION grain and protein limits under the National passing, he and his brother Gerald were work- School Lunch Program, they should have ing on what Gerald calls a ‘‘Devo online HON. ED PERLMUTTER never had that kind of power to begin with. school.’’ The trade school project would teach The federal government may have decided OF COLORADO participants how to write music with digital to stop telling our children whether to have a tools or how to score a commercial. The IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES whole or half sandwich, but its influence is still school would be taught by professionals who Thursday, April 3, 2014 strong. The feds force our children to pick 1/2 cup work in the field and have a track record of Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise success, including former band member Mark serving of fruits or vegetables with their break- today to recognize and applaud Trimble Navi- fast or lunch—whether they eat it or not. Mothersbaugh. Though Bob is no longer gation for being honored with the Business around to see the project through, his family In their attempts to make our young stu- Recognition Award given by the Jefferson dents healthier, the USDA has unmasked the and friends will continue to spearhead the County Economic Development Corporation. project in his name. myth that drinking whole and 2% milk is bad The Business Recognition Award is given to because of the vitamins and nutrients. Bob Casale was an extraordinary man with a Jefferson County company which shows Apparently it is so bad that USDA has re- a great set of values who will live on in the growth in employment, sales and capital in- moved them from being available at schools hearts and minds of his friends, family, and vestment in the last year. altogether. fans. Bob is survived by his son Alex, his Trimble Navigation is a leading provider of Even though the USDA believes the Na- daughter Samantha, and his wife, Lisa. His advanced location based solutions found in tional School Lunch Program changes are long and productive life set an example to all everyday products from commercial vehicles, sensible, they ignore the additional costs on of us and all who knew him. Bob’s memory construction equipment to cell phones. Their schools and disregard concerns that the man- will continue to live on through the revolu- products reach over 150 countries around the dated fruit and vegetables serving will go to tionary music he left behind. Whip it! world. Trimble Navigation recently invested in waste.

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