[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 72 (Friday, June 10, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: June 10, 1994]
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                             A GENUINE HERO

  Mr. MOYNIHAN. Mr. President, I rise today to recognize the passing of 
a beloved New Yorker, Alberto Alonzo Tubbs. I ask that the memorial, 
written by Mr. Tubbs's family, be included in the Record.
  There being no objection, the memorial was ordered to be printed in 
the Record, as follows:

                             A Genuine Hero

       Our Hero passed away at 3:30 p.m. today June 5, 1994. He 
     was a quite man, asking very little always giving all he 
     could. A coal miner to the age of 43, foreseeing that oil 
     would replace coal as our energy source, he mastered a new 
     job, auto worker for GM until retirement at age 63. He took 
     early retirement, so as to create one job (the most he could 
     give) to the younger generation. Baseball being his favorite 
     sport, as a pitcher he had a wicked fastball that dropped 
     straight down right in front of home plate. Pneumonia during 
     his late teens prevented him from trying out for the major 
     leagues.
       Leta and Sonny being already with you God, they already 
     know and we have to ask: Why did you pick today to call him 
     home? It being a beautiful Sunday afternoon, the day before 
     the 50th anniversary of D-day. Was it because he always felt 
     guilty of being too old (33) and having the responsibility of 
     a wife and 5 children to serve. Maybe it was to show how 
     proud he was of the three boys and one daughter who served 
     during the Korean conflict, his baby girl being too young to 
     serve. Could it be because he was a strong believer in unions 
     and as president of the Bloomington local of the UMWA he was 
     forced to strike during WW II. When the Government took over 
     the coal mines he unhesitatingly led the workers back to work 
     as they raised the flag over every coal mine in the United 
     States. Or was it simply sending the message to the world 
     that you wanted peace not war among your family of nations. 
     Maybe you wanted the world to remember that the individual 
     family is the real backbone of your Kingdom and the secret to 
     peace is asking for very little while giving as much as you 
     can.
       This genuine hero is our father Albert Alonzo Tubbs.
       The surviving immediate family are Gary, Billy Boy, Patty, 
     and his baby girl Becky.

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