Rick Lazio: “I am deeply honored to rise today in support of a bill to redesignate the U.S. Post Office building in Centereach, NY…”

“I am deeply honored to rise today in support of a bill to redesignate the U.S. Post Office building in Centereach, NY, as the "Rose Y. Caracappa United States Post Office Building." I am proud to be a cosponsor of this bill, and I commend my colleague, Mike Forbes, for introducing this legislation. I served with Rose during my 4 years in the Suffolk County legislature. I succeed Rose as the chair of the legislature's Committee on Veterans and Seniors. I knew Rose well. She was a great friend not only to me, but also to Suffolk County's veterans and seniors. Her passing touched local veterans and seniors very deeply. Yet, her work lives on. She was responsible for the placement of several of the war monuments to both men and women veterans at Veterans Plaza outside the H. Lee Dennison Building in Hauppauge. Rose never missed a parade in honor of veterans and often could be seen marching with them in annual Memorial Day and Veterans Day parades. She was truly a patriot and a great American. We all miss her greatly, and it is fitting that this tribute will endure in her absence.”