THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE RESOLUTION

INTRODUCED BY WAGNER, K. BOYLE, BRENNAN, BROOKS, BUXTON, CALTAGIRONE, CREIGHTON, DALEY, DeLUCA, EVERETT, FABRIZIO, FLECK, GEIST, GEORGE, GERGELY, GINGRICH, GOODMAN, GROVE, HALUSKA, HARHAI, HARHART, HARKINS, HARRIS, HENNESSEY, HORNAMAN, JOSEPHS, KIRKLAND, KULA, MAHER, MAHONEY, McGEEHAN, MILLARD, MIRABITO, MOUL, MURT, O'NEILL, PAYNE, PAYTON, RAPP, RAVENSTAHL, READSHAW, REICHLEY, ROCK, ROEBUCK, SAINATO, SANTONI, SONNEY, STURLA AND SWANGER, SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, SEPTEMBER 19, 2011  

A RESOLUTION

Honoring the life and service of Mr. Frank Gigliotti and

extending condolences to his family and many colleagues.

WHEREAS, Lovingly known as "Gigs" amongst his friends, Frank

Gigliotti was widely regarded as a power broker and a political

force throughout his tenure as a public servant of the Greater

Pittsburgh area; and

WHEREAS, Frank Gigliotti was born October 30, 1942, in

Pittsburgh and raised in the Brookline neighborhood; and

WHEREAS, In 1969, Mr. Gigliotti graduated from South Hills

High School; and

WHEREAS, Upon graduating from high school, Frank enrolled in

and attended the Carnegie Mellon Managerial School; and

WHEREAS, As a member of the Local 66 of the International

Union of Operating Engineers, Mr. Gigliotti worked in the

construction field for several years as a heavy equipment

operator; and

WHEREAS, In 1975, he was hired on with the Pittsburgh

Department of Public Works; and

WHEREAS, From 1981 through 1987, Frank Gigliotti would serve

as the city's manager of the public safety fleet and as

Superintendent of the Department of Public Works; and

WHEREAS, During this time, Frank would become a leader in

local politics, capturing the Democratic Chairmanship of the

19th Ward in 1982; and

WHEREAS, In 1988, Frank was elected as State Representative

of the 22nd Legislative District; and

WHEREAS, Frank Gigliotti devoted himself to representing the

interests and needs of the working-class residents of the South

Hills section of Pittsburgh; and

WHEREAS, Frank Gigliotti was and always will be remembered as

a savvy and affable politician within political circles and

amongst his colleagues; and

WHEREAS, On August 7, 2011, Frank Gigliotti passed away at 68

years old, leaving behind a legacy of nearly two decades of

public service on behalf of the residents of the Greater

Pittsburgh area; therefore be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives express its

profound sorrow over the passing of Mr. Frank Gigliotti and

extend its heartfelt condolences to that of his family, friends

and colleagues.