[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 85 (Monday, May 22, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1089]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                    TRIBUTE TO MR. EDUARDO J. TORRES

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                          HON. JOSE E. SERRANO

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, May 22, 1995
  Mr. SERRANO. Mr. Speaker, on Friday, May 19, 1995, a group of 
dedicated public school educators gathered in my congressional district 
to honor one of their distinguished colleagues, Eduardo J. Torres, for 
his years of service to the children of our district and indeed, the 
Nation, and on the occasion of his retirement.
  Eduardo J. Torres began his professional career at the Puerto Rico 
Planning Board's Division of Social Planning, a division under the 
jurisdiction of the Governor's Office. Beginning with that appointment, 
his distinguished career has been devoted to the education of students 
of limited English proficiency, a devotion which has earned him the 
respect of his peers and the distinction of being a leader in his 
field.
  Mr. Torres began his career in Community School District Seven in my 
congressional district in 1965 as a bilingual teacher in school and 
community relations. In 1972 he became teacher-trainer and coordinator 
of the Puerto Rican Studies Program, and later coordinated the Reading 
Advancement Through Puerto Rican Literature Program.
  In 1976, Mr. Torres was appointed assistant director of the Northeast 
Center for Curriculum Development, a national project of the U.S. 
Department of Education, housed in Intermediate School 184, which 
developed culturally and linguistically relevant curricula in Spanish, 
Italian, Greek, and Russian for bilingual students and their teachers 
throughout the United States, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. In 
1986, Mr. Torres was named bilingual education coordinator supervising 
educators, testing, placement and recruitment of bilingual teachers.
  Mr. Torres will be missed by his colleagues and the community of 
students and teachers with whom he has worked over the years and to 
whom he has dedicated his professional life. He is recognized by his 
colleagues for his friendly, efficient manner and his quiet style of 
leadership.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me and the residents of my 
district and students and professionals of Community School District 
Seven in conveying our deep gratitude to Mr. Eduardo J. Torres and to 
extend to him our best wishes for a happy, fulfilled retirement.


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