[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 42 (Tuesday, March 27, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E459]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           APRIL CITIZEN OF THE MONTH--KARAN ``BOBBY'' KUMAR

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                         HON. CAROLYN McCARTHY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 27, 2001

  Mrs. McCARTHY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I have named Karan ``Bobby'' 
Kumar, Chairman of the Board at Nassau Health Care Corporation, as 
Citizen of the Month in the Fourth Congressional District for April 
2001.
  Bobby is a prominent leader in both the Indian Community on Long 
Island and in his health care profession. As a nurse, I know how 
important the Nassau Health Care Corporation is to our district
  Kumar is a charismatic and hard working individual who has grown from 
a simple beginning into a respected individual in the society. The 
Nassau Health Care Corporation employs over 4,200 employees and is 
comprised of a 631-bed medical center, five health centers and is one 
of the largest nursing homes in the country with 889 beds.
  An entrepreneur who has worked his way up from a bus boy to a 
successful businessman, Kumar now owns many successful businesses 
including a publishing company, and a construction and environmental 
company. Kumar Enterprises, a manufacturing company specializing in 
paint, is his most recent start-up.
  His leadership role in the Indian community is extensive. In the 
past, he has published the Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, and American 
Yellow Pages. He is the chairman of the International Punjabi Welfare 
Council, and has received awards from the American Federation of 
Muslims of Indian Origin, the Indian Association of Long Island, the 
Indian Professional Engineers Association of USA, and the News India 
Times.
  Yet his community involvement reaches outside the Indian community. 
He has been honored by various organizations including the Battered 
Women's Association, Nassau Association for the Help of Retarded 
Children, and the Convenience Stores Association. He was recognized by 
Newsday as the January 2000 Long Island Man of the Century.
  Kumar and his wife, Roisin Meegan, have five children. I congratulate 
Bobby and his family on this achievement.

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