[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 6 (Tuesday, February 1, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                    TRIBUTE TO RAY AND ALICIA KIPUST

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                         HON. HOWARD L. BERMAN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 1, 1994

  Mr. BERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I am honored to pay tribute to Ray and 
Alicia Kipust, who are the recipients of the Distinguished Couple's 
Award presented by Shaarey Zedek Congregation, a large Orthodox 
synagogue in North Hollywood. The couple have been actively involved 
with Shaarey Zedek for more than a decade. In their own way they have 
made a rich contribution to the congregation.
  Ray has held a variety of positions on the board and executive board 
of the shule for many years. At the same time, Alicia has remained 
active with the shule sisterhood. Together they have come to symbolize 
the high level of involvement in synagogue life exhibited by the 
members of Shaarey Zedek.
  There is more to the story. Through their electrical design 
engineering firm, Kipust Engineering, the couple worked on the Shaarey 
Zedek expansion program. Indeed, the extensive experience they both 
have in the fields of construction and engineering have made Kipust 
Engineering a successful business.
  Ray and Alicia met while working together at a prominent Los Angeles 
architectural firm. Both of them are transplants to southern 
California: Ray is a graduate of Yeshiva Toras Emes in Brooklyn, while 
Alicia came to the United States 30 years ago from Buenos Aires.
  Shaarey Zedek is indeed lucky that the Kipusts eventually found their 
way to North Hollywood. They are deserving recipients of the 
Distinguished Couple's Award.
  I ask my colleagues to join me in saluting Ray and Alicia Kipust, a 
generous and caring couple who have done so much for Shaarey Zedek 
Congregation. Their selfless involvement in the spiritual life of the 
community is an example to us all.

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