[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 148 (Friday, November 15, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2085]
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                              HERB YASSKY

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                          HON. MAJOR R. OWENS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 14, 2002

  Mr. OWENS. Mr. Speaker, during the 106th Congress, the following 
statement was submitted for entry into the Record but was inadvertently 
lost. It is imperative that I re-submit this tribute to an outstanding 
American Point-of-Light.

            Herb Yassky: A Point-of-Light for All Americans

       Herb Yassky sometimes seems to be climbing perpetually 
     uphill with his efforts to bring medical supplies and 
     equipment to Haiti and other underdeveloped countries. The 
     problems multiply and the disappointments mushroom but Herb 
     toils on in his almost singlehanded effort. He refuses to 
     surrender when a container of hospital supplies is stuck on 
     the docks of Port-au-Prince because there is no money to pay 
     for transportation and the added cost of storage. Because he 
     is quietly stubborn and intensely compassionate about his 
     mission, Herb finds a way to deliver his vitally needed 
     goods. In his spare time, as a volunteer, Herb has sent more 
     than fourteen forty-foot containers of supplies to not-for-
     profit institutions overseas. This represents just one of 
     many causes in the mosaic of Herb Yassky's Lifetime Struggle 
     and Achievement.
       A New Yorker by birth, Herb Yassky attended Stuyvesant High 
     School, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from New York 
     University, studied Business Administration at Columbia 
     University and became an executive in the electronics 
     industry. He has served on the Board of the Shorefront YM-
     YWHA, the Board of Brooklyn Jewish Hospital and many civic 
     organizations. Presently he serves as a Trustee of the 
     Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center and as President of the 
     Rutland Nursing Home. Joining him in his generous 
     contributions to the community is his wife, Paula.
       Moved by the plight of poverty in Haiti, as well as other 
     third world nations, Mr. Yassky founded ``Medical Aid for 
     Haiti'' and for years worked closely with the New York Consul 
     General, Phillipe Wilson Desir. The two of them teamed up for 
     radio and television programs to make the public aware of the 
     vital need for help in Haiti.
       Herb Yassky presently serves as Chairman of the 11th 
     Congressional District Health Care Advisory Committee where 
     he works with Congressman Owens to expand his quest for 
     adequate health care for all. Under Herb's leadership the 
     hospitals of the Central Brooklyn Medical Complex-Kingsbrook, 
     Kingsboro, Kings County, Brookdale and SUNY Downstate Medical 
     Center have collectively become an important developable site 
     in the Brooklyn Federal Empowerment Zone Plan. With Owens, 
     Herb shares the dream of a Clarkson Avenue area where the 
     threat of homeless shelters and detention centers will cease 
     to exist because all available space is occupied by health 
     care related organizations. Facilities for computer related 
     health occupations training; a high school for health care 
     careers; a medical supply shopping mall; offices for doctors 
     and therapists; these are a few of the dreams that may be 
     turned into brick and mortar realities. Yassky is an advocate 
     and a planner who attends to the details and makes great 
     things happen.
       Because he is a tireless Champion for Health Care and Human 
     Life, the people of Central Brooklyn are proud to salute Herb 
     Yassky for his Lifetime Struggle and Achievement.

     

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