[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 85 (Tuesday, June 19, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1149]
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                      A TRIBUTE TO VINH TRONG NGO

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                         HON. CALVIN M. DOOLEY

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 19, 2001

  Mr. DOOLEY of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to 
Vinh Trong Ngo, a loving father of four and a community leader from 
Fresno, California, who died of a heart attack in Sacramento on May 10, 
2001.
  Mr. Ngo was born in Vietnam, graduated from Law University Saigon and 
later attended the University of California at Los Angeles.
  He then retuned to his home country and, in 1975 while fighting for 
the Army of the Republic of Vietnam, was captured by North Vietnamese 
soldiers and spent the next five years in a labor camp. In 1980, Mr. 
Ngo escaped from the camp and fled to the United States.
  Mr. Ngo received from the United States the Distinguished Award for 
Bravery and the Silver Star for his military service.
  In the early 1980s, he earned a Master's degree in Family Counseling 
from Western Oregon State College and moved to California.
  Over the years, Mr. Ngo worked as a legislative assistant to Senator 
John McCain of Arizona and was a principal consultant to former 
Californian Assembly Member Art Agnos of San Francisco.
  For the past four years, Mr. Ngo worked as the regional director of 
public affairs and development for Planned Parenthood Mar Monte.
  He was a leader in numerous community organizations, including the 
East Bay Vietnamese Association, the Refugee Federation of Oregon, 
Interfaith Alliance of Central Califonia, Amnesty International, the 
Vietnam Veterans Association of California, the National Women 
Political Caucus and the Institute for Democracy.
  He is survived by his wife, Namanh Bui, and four children.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me today in paying tribute 
to Vinh Trong Ngo and celebrating his legacy of service to his family, 
his community, and his country.

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