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REMEMBERING THE LIFE OF MRS. BARABARA ELLEN PALAZZOLO MARULLO
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HON. TROY A. CARTER
of louisiana
in the house of representatives
Tuesday, October 18, 2022
Mr. CARTER of Louisiana. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of Mrs. Barbara Ellen Palazzolo Marullo.
Mrs. Marullo peacefully passed away October 3, 2022, surrounded by her loving family. She was born the third of four children on April 17, 1941, in Queens, New York to Emma and Joe Palazzolo. Four years later, her family moved back to her father's hometown of New Orleans where they remained the rest of their lives. Barbara was a devout Catholic and believed in the blessing of family. As a young girl she would often spend long moments before bed praying for every single family member before going to sleep. Her faith remained strong until her death and was a hallmark of her character and personality. But it wasn't just faith which defined Barbara, she was a talented singer. In her senior year at John McDonogh High School in the Mid-City neighborhood of New Orleans, Barbara wrote and performed the class song for the graduation ceremony. So talented was she, that upon graduation, Barbara was offered a music scholarship to Southeastern University in Hammond, Louisiana, but turned it down opting to work and start a family. Though that didn't quell her desire to continue singing. And anyone who knew Barbara, knew faith, family and music defined her, and through the years she juggled all of them.
She met her first husband, Jack, in high school, and a couple of years later they married and started a family. Together they had three children, Jay, Gina and Nicolle. During this time Barbara continued singing and working with local bands as the lead singer at local music venues and clubs throughout New Orleans.
As time progressed, thoughts and feelings changed and Barbara moved on from her first marriage, and eventually met and married her second husband A.P. Marullo who brought two children of his own from a previous marriage, Joey and Anna. With their blended family in place, Barbara and A.P. had two more children together, Jude and Anthony. Through her life Barbara remained committed to her family and God, but music was never far from her heart. She continued singing in and around New Orleans, cut a few records and even performed on live TV during the local segments of the Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon. As time passed, Barbara moved away from performing for entertainment, and combined her love of music, and her devotion to her faith, and began singing in church.
Barbara sang regularly at her parish church, St. Peter, in Covington, Louisiana, as a cantor and choir member. She also made friends with the choir directors at the Catholic churches in Gulf Breeze and Pensacola Beach, Florida, and sang at Mass with their respective choirs during her frequent visits to the beach. Barbara remained independent and active up until her time in the hospital before her passing and will be most remembered for her God-given natural beauty, lovely singing voice, and her passion and love she had for her family and God.
Barbara was preceded in death by her mother Emma Palazzolo (Campione) and her father Joseph Palazzolo; her brother Jerome Palazzolo, and her sister Joyce Chiusano (Palazzolo), and is survived by her husband Anthony P. (AP) Marullo, Jr., her former husband Jack W. Galle Sr.; her five children, Jack (Jay) W. Galle, Jr., Gina Bergeron (Galle), Nicolle Polit (Galle), Jude D. Marullo, and A.P. (Anthony) Marullo, III; and her two step-children Joey C. Marullo, and Anna M. Marullo. Barbara is also survived by four adult grandchildren, Brittany A. Polit, Gabrielle A. Bergeron, Edward C. Bergeron III, and Private Second-Class Timothy J. King; nine grandchildren, Elizabeth, Mia, Rocco, Eli, Enzo, Ily, Cohen, Gage, and Mila; and two step-grandchildren, Kai and Elise. Barbara is also survived by her sister, Cynthia Hern (Palazzolo). May the Lord cradle His child Barbara; may she rest in peace.
So many people's lives have been enriched because of the love and passion she expressed in touching them along the way. While the grieving process never truly ends, I pray that the day will come when her memory brings a smile to their face before it brings a tear to their eyes. There are no words to describe how much she was loved, and how greatly she will be missed.
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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 168, No. 164(1), Congressional Record Vol. 168, No. 164(2)
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