[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 135 (Friday, September 23, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                    PACIFIC REGION YOUTH OF THE YEAR

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                             HON. ED PASTOR

                               of arizona

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 23, 1994

  Mr. PASTOR. Mr. Speaker, I would like to congratulate Lawrence 
``Torry'' Winn for being selected as one of five finalists in the Boys 
and Girls Clubs of America's 1994-95 National Youth of the Year 
Program. Torry has already been chosen Youth of the Year for the Boys 
and Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Phoenix, State of Arizona Youth of the 
Year, and Pacific Region Youth of the Year.
  Growing up in a single parent home in a South Phoenix housing 
development, Torry helped his mother raise his younger brother and 
nephew. This 17-year-old senior is working his way through Brophy 
College Preparatory in Phoenix, AZ, and is able to maintain a 3.5 GPA. 
He is a member of the varsity basketball team, participates in the 
Brophy Christian Service Project, tutors young students at St. Thomas 
Elementary School and works with the Foothills Housing Project's ``Get-
Up and Clean-Up'' Project.
  For 13 years, Torry has been involved with the Kieckhefer Boys and 
Girls Club in Phoenix, AZ. He participates in the Torch Club Teen 
Leadership Group, the Reading Club, basketball, the members' Speakers 
Bureau and the Summer Work Program. For the last 4 years, Torry has 
worked as a supervisor where he helps organize activities for the kids. 
He credits the Boys and Girls Club with helping to develop his 
confidence in his abilities.
  Mr. Speaker, Torry Winn is an outstanding individual of whom we can 
all be proud. He is devoted to his family, understands the importance 
of education and makes it a priority and is dedicated to improving his 
community and the people around him. He has risen above difficult 
circumstances and has become an example for other youths to follow.
  Again, I would like to take this opportunity to send my sincerest 
congratulations to Torry Winn for his exemplary achievements.

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