| Honoring Rose Padilla Johnson And The Family Resource Center |
May 10, 2012 |
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Pete Stark, D-CA
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"Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Rose Padilla Johnson, and the Family Resource Center located in San Leandro, California. The Davis Street Family Resource Center provides services to over 20,000 people annually. Rose Johnson has provided outstanding leadership as Executive Director of the Center for the past twenty years."
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| Honoring Fallen Staff Sgt. Thomas Kent Fogarty |
May 10, 2012 |
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Pete Stark, D-CA
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"Mr. Speaker, I rise, along with my colleague Rep. Barbara Lee of California, to honor the service and sacrifice of Staff Sgt. Thomas Kent Fogarty, age 30, of Alameda, California. He was killed in action on May 6th, 2012 in Pakita Province, Afghanistan. The married father of two sons, ages 2 and 5, was felled by an improvised explosive device that detonated near the vehicle he was commanding."
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| In Recognition Of Hopkins Junior High |
May 7, 2012 |
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Pete Stark, D-CA
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"Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the remarkable achievement of the Hopkins Junior High School Science Team of Fremont, California for winning the National Science Bowl. This is the second time in four years that Hopkins Junior High School has won the National Science Bowl, sponsored by the Department of Energy."
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| In Honor Of George Rathmann |
April 27, 2012 |
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Pete Stark, D-CA
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"Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the memory of the father of biotechnology. On Sunday, April 22, 2012 George B. Rathmann passed away due to complications from pneumonia at the age of 84. He is survived by his wife, Joy, of 61 years, his five children, and thirteen grandchildren. Dr. Rathmann had the vision to see how biotechnology could revolutionize the practice of medicine and he brought that vision to life."
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