[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 114 (Tuesday, July 30, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1406]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING LOUIS VLAHOPOULOS

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                          HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 30, 1996

  Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, a community is most fortunate when it has 
among its citizens, those who make things happen. Louis Vlahopoulos is 
such a person.
  He emigrated from Greece in 1970 and since his arrival operated a 
wholesale ice cream distributorship, a parking and garage repair shop 
and, finally, a restaurant--the Galaxy restaurant in Getty Square, 
Yonkers downtown heart. The restaurant has grown over the years so that 
five extra people are now employed to serve all those to come to enjoy 
their food and to catch up on the news of the day.
  Mr. Vlahopoulos has deeply involved himself in community projects 
such as the Downtown Yonkers Management Association. He has worked 
diligently with the city to get more police in the area and to clean 
the streets. His support of the YWCA has earned him the title of Man of 
the Year. He and his wife have three children. He makes Yonkers a 
better place to live and work.

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