[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 35 (Wednesday, March 5, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E373]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO RAMON G. NUNEZ

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                             HON. JIM DAVIS

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, March 5, 2003

  Mr. DAVIS of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise in honor of Ramon G. Nunez, 
publisher of the Tampa Record and a passionate political activist who 
lived every moment of his life with tremendous tenacity and enthusiasm.
  Ramon was known across Tampa Bay for his remarkable work ethic and 
positive attitude, but it was his love for people that paved his way in 
the political community. Ramon received his first break by working for 
gubernatorial candidate Fuller Warren. He made such an impression that 
when Warren became Governor, he gave Ramon his first governmental job. 
Ramon spent the next 60 years in the center of Tampa politics, earning 
the respect of many political figures.
  However, Ramon made his greatest mark on the Tampa Bay community 
through his many newspaper publications. Ramon was associated with or 
owned several weekly publications such as: Ybor City Sunday News, Tampa 
Interbay News, Tampa Interbay Record, La Tradduccion Prensa and the 
Tampa Record.
  Despite all of his commitments in the community, Ramon, the father of 
five daughters, always found time for family. I would like to express 
my heartfelt sympathies to Ramon's family. Ramon Nunez will be 
remembered in Tampa Bay as a hard working, fiercely loyal and very warm 
blooded pillar of our community. The Tampa Bay area will miss him 
greatly.




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