[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 155 (Saturday, December 19, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2356]
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                    TRIBUTE TO RAFAEL ALBERTO WAGNER

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                          HON. JOSE E. SERRANO

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, December 18, 1998

  Mr. SERRANO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Mr. Rafael 
Alberto Wagner, an outstanding individual who has devoted his life to 
his family and to serving the community. Mr. Wagner will be celebrating 
his retirement from Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in the company 
of his family and friends today, Friday, December 18, 1998. He worked 
for Columbia University for 29 years.
  Mr. Wagner was born in the Dominican Republic on June 27, 1935. He 
came to the United States in 1964 and became a U.S. citizen in 1985.
  He worked as a shoemaker until 1969 when he joined the Facility 
Services Department at Columbia University.
  Mr. Wagner is married to Carmen Maria Wagner and they have three 
children, Clara, Wagner-Anderson, David Wagner and Cindy Altagracia 
Wagner. They have four grandchildren, Jazmin Janay Wagner, David 
Wagner, Jr., Derek Wagner and Abdiel Rolando Anderson II, and look 
forward to greeting a fifth in March.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in wishing a happy 
retirement to Mr. Rafael Alberto Wagner.

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