[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 104 (Tuesday, July 24, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1404-E1405]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   HONORING HENRY L. ``HANK'' LACAYO

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                            HON. LOIS CAPPS

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 24, 2001

  Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to Henry L. ``Hank'' 
Lacayo, an outstanding community leader from California, on the 
occasion of his 70th birthday. I want to recognize Hank's lifetime of 
service he has provided the Nation through his dedication to leadership 
and social activism.
  After graduating from John C. Fremont High School in 1949, Hank 
served in the U.S. Air Force and was later hired at the North American 
Aviation's Los Angeles Division in 1953. He then embarked on a career 
in organized labor starting with is election in 1962 to serve as 
President of the United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 887.
  Until 1972, Hank represented 30,000 workers at North American 
Aviation, later known as Rockwell International in Los Angeles. 
Appointed as an Administrative Assistant to then-UAW President Leonard 
Woodcock, Hank moved to Detroit, Michigan in 1974. There Hank was 
appointed National Director of the UAW's political and legislative 
department. For the successive three UAW's Presidents, Leonard 
Woodcock, Douglas Fraser, and Owen Bieber, Hank served as 
administrative assistant.
  During the administration of President John F. Kennedy, Hank served 
as an advisor to the U.S. Department of Labor. He has since been a 
trusted advisor to several U.S. Presidents. Hank was named a National 
Director of the UAW Community Action Program, the UAW's political and 
legislative arm, in 1976.
  Hank's total devotion to his community is evidenced by the many 
organizations that he has chaired worldwide. Hank is a founding member 
of Destino 2000, the Hispanic Legacy fund, Co-Founder and Past Chairman 
of the Board of the U.S. Hispanic Leadership Institute and currently 
serves on the Community Advisory Board of the California State 
University Channel Islands.
  Hank's remarkable leadership skills are valued throughout the world 
as noted when he was appointed in 1994 and 1996 as an International 
Election Observer to the Presidential elections in Honduras and 
Nicaragua.
  Hank's devoted service to the community around him has been 
recognized through his receipt of honors in the form of the National 
Hero Award from the U.S. Hispanic Leadership Institute, 1993 Labor 
Leader of the Year from the Tri County Labor Council (Ventura, Santa 
Barbara and San Luis Obispo), and by the Hank Lacayo Community Center 
in Van Nuys, California.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues join me in honoring the 
contributions that Hank has given

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to a myriad of communities through his lifetime. And we all join in 
wishing him a very happy birthday.

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