[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 134 (Wednesday, October 6, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2042-E2043]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          PROFILES OF SUCCESS HONORS MRS. HILDA ORTEGA-ROSALES

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                             HON. ED PASTOR

                               of arizona

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, October 6, 1999

  Mr. PASTOR. I rise before you and my colleagues today to ask you to 
join me in paying tribute to a woman who is described by friends as 
``La Super Chicana,'' Mrs. Hilda Ortega-Rosales.
  Hilda recently received an Exemplary Leadership Award at Valley del 
Sol's Annual Profiles of Success Leadership Awards in Phoenix. Valley's 
award ceremony is the premiere Latino recognition event in Arizona each 
year that acknowledges Arizona's leaders and their contributions.
  Raised in a south Phoenix barrio, Hilda was the third child of eight 
children. As she grew up, Hilda cared for her brothers and sister, put 
in long days to attend school, helped with household chores and worked 
in a vegetable packing house to earn money. Even today, she has not 
shortened those long days and always finds a way to fit in numerous 
volunteer hours in addition to her job as Customer Service Director for 
American Express Merchant Services.
  Currently, Hilda sits on the city of Glendale Planning and Zoning 
Commission. Other volunteer posts have included Commissioner for 
Glendale Parks and Recreation Department, District Chair for the 
Arizona State University (ASU) Legislative Network Committee and Board 
Chair for Chicanos Por La Causa, Inc., in Phoenix.
  From presidential to school board elections, Hilda has tirelessly 
given countless hours of her personal time to political campaigns. 
Other organizations which have benefitted from her community 
involvement include Los Diablos, the Hispanic Alumni Association for 
ASU; Mujer, Inc.; United Way; Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce; and 
ASU's Hispanic Mother/Daughter Program.
  Taught by her parents to give back to her community, Hilda's 
volunteerism and dedication also is compelled by her desire to promote 
social justice, political power and economic development for Latinos. 
She is an exemplary role model for our country and someone who has 
personally made a significant impact on the Latino community.
  As you can see, Mr. Speaker, Hilda's community service has been 
immense. She has instilled the importance of community responsibility 
in family members and many individuals who look up to her. Therefore, I 
am pleased to pay tribute to Hilda Ortega-Rosales and I know my 
colleagues will join me in thanking her and wishing her continued 
success.

         A TRIBUTE TO THE MOST REV. BISHOP ALFRED L. ABRAMOWICZ

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                        HON. WILLIAM O. LIPINSKI

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, October 6, 1999

  Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay my respects to a 
distinguished Bishop in my district, the most Rev. Alfred L. Abramowicz 
Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of the Archdiocese of Chicago and Pastor 
Emeritus of the Five Holy Martyrs Parish, who recently passed away.
  Born on January 19, 1919, he completed his secondary education at 
Quigley Prepatory Seminary and college at St. Mary of the Lake Seminary 
of Mundelein. Graduate studies were completed at Gregorian University, 
Rome, 1949-51 with a Licentiate of Canon

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Law Degree. He served with the Archdiocese Metropolitan Tribunal for 
twenty years and for two years as a judicial vicar. Bishop Abramowicz's 
first appointment was associate pastor of Immaculate Conception Parish 
in South Chicago from June 19th, 1943 to July 7th, 1948. He was named 
Auxiliary Bishop on May 2nd, 1968 and appointed pastor of Five Holy 
Martyrs Parish on July 14, 1968 and served until January of 1990.
  Bishop Abramowicz's involvement in the community was far-reaching. In 
1969 he served as national chairman for the U.S. visit of His Eminence 
Karol Cardinal Wojtyla of Krakow, Poland and was fundamental in 
planning the second visit of that same friend, Pope John Paul II to 
Chicago in 1979.
  Mr. Speaker, Bishop Abramowicz's strong dedication to the Catholic 
church and to his community as a whole will be sorely missed. I am 
certain that his legacy will live on in the community for many years to 
come.

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