[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 138 (Monday, October 21, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1945]
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                     TRIBUTE TO MR. WALLACE MORALES

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                        HON. FRANK PALLONE, JR.

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, October 21, 2002

  Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I would like to call the attention of my 
colleagues to a constituent in the 6th District of New Jersey. It is 
with great pleasure that I introduce Mr. Wallace Morales, who is being 
honored by the Latino American Committee of Monmouth County.
  Mr. Morales was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico in 1955. His father was a 
career Serviceman and his family lived in various parts of the United 
States and Europe before settling in Long Branch, New Jersey in 1966. 
Mr. Morales attended Long Branch High School where he was a member of 
the school's undefeated wrestling team in 1973. He holds a Bachelor's 
degree from Monmouth University and a Master's degree from Kean 
University. For the last 24 years he has taught Bilingual Education 
and/or English as a Second Language in the Long Branch School System, 
most recently at the Audrey W. Clark School. He is married with two 
children and is a parishioner of St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church in 
Long Branch.
  Mr. Morales is a member of the Kappa Delta Pi Honor Society, TESOL, 
and the Latino American Committee of Monmouth County. Throughout the 
years, Mr. Morales has been an active member of the community. He has 
worked as a Camp Counselor and volunteered as an Assistant Baseball 
Coach for the Long Branch Department of Parks and Recreation. He has 
served as a math tutor at the High School and as a district tutor for 
Pupil Personnel Services for the Long Branch School District. He served 
as a Wrestling Coach at the Long Branch Junior School and the Long 
Branch High School, and a Coach at the Seashore Day Camp in Long 
Branch. He has entertained children and adults with his singing and 
playing the guitar at the Long Branch Public Library, the Elberon 
Public Library, the Ronald McDonald House, the Spanish Fraternity, the 
Brookdale Learning Center and the Long Branch Public Schools.
  Mr. Morales has also participated in many activities of interest to 
the Latino American Community, such as the Columbus Day parade, the 
United Nations/Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration, Puerto Rican 
Discovery Day, the Spanish Fraternity Tutorial Program, the Three Kings 
Day Program, the Cinco de Mayo Celebration and Luzo-Brazilian Heritage 
Month Celebration.
  Mr. Speaker, it is my sincere hope that my colleagues will join me in 
honoring and recognizing Mr. Wallace Morales as the Latino American 
Committee of Monmouth County honors him for his dedication to the 
educational advancement of Latinos.

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