[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 145 (Friday, October 24, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2077]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   CONGRATULATIONS TO ROLAND ROEBUCK

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                     HON. DONNA M. CHRISTIAN-GREEN

                         of the virgin islands

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 23, 1997

  Ms. CHRISTIAN-GREEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to offer 
congratulations to Mr. Roland Roebuck, who was recently recognized by 
the District of Columbia's Superior Court and Court of Appeals, for his 
work in the D.C. Hispanic community. The Community, Outreach, 
Recognition and Opportunity Award or CORO, which was presented during 
Hispanic Heritage Month, goes to an individual who has made an impact 
on the lives of members of the Latino population.
  Roland, who hails from the Island of St. Croix, served in the 
military during the Vietnam era. After his honorable discharge, he 
moved to the Washington Metropolitan Area, and has been the Hispanic 
program coordinator for the Government of the District of Columbia for 
more than 20 years.
  Roland is privileged to be of dual heritage, Puerto Rico and the 
Virgin Islands, and has used this position to continue to foster the 
two cultures in his homeland, on the Continental United States and 
internationally, His intelligence, charm, wit and sense of humor have 
opened doors all over the world, allowing others to get a taste of who 
we are.
  I am proud to call Roland Roebuck my friend, and I join the members 
of the Hispanic Heritage Committee, my Virgin Islands and Puerto Rican 
communities and the Hispanic population at large, in paying tribute to 
this true American.

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