[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 63 (Monday, May 18, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E879-E880]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO DR. HUGO MORALES

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                          HON. JOSE E. SERRANO

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, May 18, 1998

  Mr. SERRANO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Dr. Hugo H. 
Morales, an outstanding individual who has devoted his life to his 
family and to serving the community. Dr. Morales celebrated his 65th 
birthday in the company of his family and friends this past Saturday, 
May 16, 1998.
  Born on May 14, 1933, Dr. Morales received a Medical Doctor (MD) 
degree from the University of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in 
1956. He also attended New York Policlinic Medical School and Hospital 
Post-Graduate course in Medicine from September 1961 to June 1963.
  Dr. Morales founded the Bronx Mental Health Center in 1965. It 
consists of 35 employees who provide innovative, comprehensive 
ambulatory mental health care services to low-income minority patients 
from the Bronx and other boroughs.
  Dr. Morales' effective management helps to assure that quality mental 
health care is provided. He evaluates and comments upon the efficiency 
of various means of rendering therapeutic services.

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  Mr. Speaker, I applaud the commitment and the efforts of Dr. Morales 
and his staff in the assistance they provide to the low- and moderate-
income families in our community.
  The business and professional organizations to which he has belonged, 
like the honors and awards he has been given are almost beyond 
counting.
  It is a privilege for me to represent the 16th district of New York, 
where the Bronx Mental Health Center is located. I have witnessed 
first-hand the exemplary work they are doing for our community and I am 
deeply impressed.
  Dr. Morales is married to Gladys and they have two children, Nilda 
who is married to Richard and Hugo who is married to Serani. They have 
three grandchildren, Natasha, Conrad and Clifford.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me and the family of Dr. 
Hugo Morales in wishing him a Happy 65th Birthday.

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