[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 37 (Tuesday, February 28, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S3292]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                       TRIBUTE TO ALEX MANOOGIAN

 Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, this Friday, March 3, 1995, the 
Armenian General Benevolent Union of Detroit is holding a tribute 
banquet honoring Mr. Alex Manoogian. Mr. Manoogian is one of the most 
inspiring people I have ever met. This Friday evening at St. John's 
Armenian Church in Southfield, MI, the Republic of Armenia will award 
him the National Hero of Armenia Award and an honorary doctorate degree 
from Yerevan State University.
  As an appropriate tribute to Mr. Manoogian's stature, the president 
of the Armenian Parliament, His Excellency Babken Ararktsian will be 
the keynote speaker.
  Alex Manoogian's life is an affirmation of the American dream. And 
yet the key to understanding the meaning of his vast worldly success is 
to know of the love, fidelity, and loyalty that Alex Manoogian has held 
in his heart for his family, his people, and his community.
  He was born in Asia Minor in 1901, and came to America in 1920. 
Settling in Detroit in 1924, he founded his own company in 1928 which 
has grown into the multinational Masco Corp.
  He was married to Marie Tatian in 1931. In over 60 years of marriage 
they were blessed with two loving children and six adoring 
grandchildren. To understand the depth of his love of family and his 
embrace of the Armenian community is to understand the magnanimous 
actions of his remarkable life.
  His involvement and generosity have created or expanded hospitals, 
museums, libraries, universities, schools, and other important 
institutions throughout the world. Close to home, it is his former 
residence, donated to the city of Detroit, that is the official 
residence for the mayor of Detroit.
  Mr. President, the positive impact of his life cannot be 
overestimated, and his legacy will live forever through the countless 
people around the world that have been changed by, and benefited from, 
the vast array of cultural, educational, humanitarian, and charitable 
institutions that have thrived as the result of his efforts.
  His awards and honors have been many, and his international renown is 
well-deserved. His life has been a tribute to all that is possible and 
good in this great country, his adopted home. And the loyalty for and 
love of his heritage have been the guiding light and beneficiary of his 
remarkable life. It is an honor to know him, and an honor for me to pay 
tribute to him.


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