[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 29 (Tuesday, February 14, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E347]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                     IN RECOGNITION OF MANOLO REYES

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                        HON. ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 14, 1995
  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure to join with 
thousands of my constituents and recognize Dr. Manolo Reyes for over a 
half century of public service in this country and in his native Cuba.
  On the occasion of his 70th birthday, Manolo Reyes had a street in 
Miami named in his honor in recognition of decades of leadership in 
south Florida. Manolo Reyes earned a law degree in Cuba and was a 
successful figure on Cuban television. With the establishment of the 
Castro dictatorship, he joined thousands of his fellow Cubans in a life 
of exile.
  In Miami, he became the face of the exile community for an entire 
generation of Cubans and non-Cubans alike, as the first Hispanic 
television news anchor in the United States. Those of us who grew up 
watching his morning newscast remember his dignified and authoritative 
delivery of the day's events. For his ground breaking work in 
television journalism Manolo Reyes received an Emmy.
  After earning a second law degree in the United States, Manolo 
entered a second career in the health care field. since 1987, he has 
worked at Mercy Hospital overseeing patient and governmental 
activities.
  In addition to all this, Dr. Reyes founded the Saint John Bosco 
Clinic which helps care for those who would otherwise fall through the 
cracks in the health care system. He has been quoted as saying ``next 
to my family, this clinic is the most precious act of love in my 
life.''
  To Manolo Reyes and his family, I offer my congratulations on the 
recognition of a lifetime of achievement and best wishes for many more 
years of success.


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