[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 5 (Monday, January 31, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E33]
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                        TRIBUTE TO NORMA RIVERA

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                          HON. JOSE E. SERRANO

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, January 31, 2000

  Mr. SERRANO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Mrs. Norma 
Rivera, an outstanding individual who has dedicated 48 years of her 
life to community service, and to wish her a happy retirement.
  Born on June 1, 1935, in Ponce, Puerto Rico, Mrs. Rivera moved to 
Buffalo and graduated from high school in 1952. In 1953 she moved to 
the Bronx where she has been living since.
  Mr. Speaker, Mrs. Rivera worked in a factory for three years before 
joining a housing court agency that was located on Park Avenue in the 
Bronx. She worked at that agency for eight years. In 1964 she left the 
housing court agency to work as a counselor and a program coordinator 
at Sport's for the People, a medically supervised outpatient program. 
In 1984 she was employed by Lincoln Hospital working in medical records 
until her retirement in December of last year. Norma is also the 
President of People's Voice Democratic Club in the Bronx.
  Mrs. Rivera is the proud mother of six, Victor, Debbie, Jacqueline, 
Manuel, Jeanette, and Frances and grandmother of twelve, Lisette, 
Angie, Kennedy, Michael, Alexis, Matthew, Charles, Denise, Samantha, 
Brittany, Norma Luz, and Francine.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Mrs. Norma 
Rivera for her enduring commitment to the community, and in wishing her 
a happy retirement.

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