[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 83 (Thursday, June 14, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1121]
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                       TRIBUTE TO ALFRED G. FELIU

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                          HON. JOSE E. SERRANO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 14, 2001

  Mr. SERRANO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Mr. Alfred 
G. Feliu on the occasion of his completion of his term as Chairman of 
the Board of Trustees of the Bronx Museum of the Arts, a position he 
has held since June 1998. He served in that capacity during a 
challenging time in the history of the Museum, steering it through 
financial difficulties, leadership changes and staff disruptions into a 
period of stability and growth. His work on behalf of the Museum has 
been tireless. While the Museum was undergoing a change in Executive 
Directors, he virtually assumed management of this institution, working 
on its behalf more than 20 hours a week. His dedication to the Museum 
and its success is unrivaled.
  Mr. Feliu is a partner in his own law firm, Vandenberg, Feliu and 
Peters where he specializes in employment and labor law. He has also 
served as an employment law mediator and arbitrator on the American 
Arbitration Association's National Employment Disputes Panel. He is the 
managing editor of New York Employment Law & Practice, a monthly 
newsletter published by the New York Law Journal and is the author of 
several books.
  Mr. Feliu was born and raised in the Bronx and remains a devoted 
advocate of the borough. His interest in serving on the Board of the 
Bronx Museum of the Arts arose out of his desire to give back to his 
home community, and particularly the children of the Bronx, some of the 
wonderful opportunities he believes it afforded him.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in paying tribute to Mr. 
Feliu for his work on behalf of the Bronx Museum of the Arts, and 
indeed on behalf of all of the people of the Bronx. We owe him a debt 
of gratitude.

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