[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 52 (Tuesday, March 21, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E641]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


            SURPRISE BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR DR. TIRSO DEL JUNCO

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                        HON. CARLOS J. MOORHEAD

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, March 21, 1995
  Mr. MOORHEAD. Mr. Speaker, on April 22, 1995 a surprise birthday 
celebration will be held in the honor of an old and dear friend of 
mine, Dr. Tirso Del Junco.
  Dr. Del Junco, a prominent Los Angeles surgeon and entrepreneur, was 
born in Havana, Cuba. He moved to the United States and received his 
citizenship after graduating from the Havana School of Medicine with 
his M.D. in 1949.
  He took his surgery residency at the Queen of Angeles Hospital in Los 
Angeles. This was followed by post graduate work at the University of 
Pennsylvania in 1954-55.
  In the field of diplomacy, Dr. Del Junco was appointed the Ambassador 
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Sovereign Military Order of 
Malta to Nicaragua in 1978. He continues to hold that honor to this 
day.
  He was a captain in the U.S. Army from 1955 to 1957. During this 
time, he was chief of surgery at Camp Hanford Army Hospital. Later he 
was assigned as the Washington Medical Officer to the Cuban Army of 
Liberation (Bay of Pigs) in 1961.
  His business affiliations were extensive. Among them, he was the 
founder and chairman of the board of Los Angeles National Bank and a 
member of the board of Technicolor Inc. On the labor side of the 
equation, he is a member of the American Federation of Television and 
Radio Artists.
  Some of his community involvements include the presidency of 
Hollywood Park Charities, director of the Thomas Jefferson Center on 
National Values Education Programs, and director of the Salesian Boys 
Club of Los Angeles.
  His political activities, government appointments, and professional 
membership are too numerous to mention.
  Mr. Speaker, as I said earlier, Dr. Del Junco is a friend and a 
special individual. He is very well organized, very hard-working, and 
very committed.
  He is a responsible leader who has made numerous contributions in 
medicine, politics, and government.
  He has served his profession, his community, State and Nation with 
dedication, dignity, and great skill.
  It is an honor for me to take this moment to pay tribute before my 
colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives to Dr. Del Junco. The 
man and his record are worthy of celebration.


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