[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 115 (Wednesday, September 22, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1678]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               IN HONOR OF THE MEMORY OF CESAR HERNANDEZ

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                          HON. HEATHER WILSON

                             of new mexico

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 22, 2004

  Mrs. WILSON of New Mexico. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the 
memory of Cesar Hernandez.
  Cesar died on July 5th of this year at age 61. His contribution to 
New Mexico lives on. Cesar was publisher of the Spanish language 
newspaper, La Razon.
  With a circulation of 17,000 copies, Cesar's newspaper is a major 
source of news and information for the substantial Spanish-speaking 
population of New Mexico.
  This newspaper's importance to the population it serves is difficult 
to over-emphasize. We live in an era of news up-to-the minute and 
always available, but to a person who reads or understands primarily 
Spanish, the sources of information are often rare or incomplete. La 
Razon fills that gap and offers its readers valuable, practical 
information for their day-to-day lives.
  Cesar's family will never forget the day they became New Mexicans, 
because it was September 11, 2001. Cesar started his newspaper one week 
later. Cesar logged decades of experience in radio and newspaper, and 
got his start in Chicago, Illinois. Today, his work goes on in New 
Mexico under the direction of his wife, Antoinette, and his family.
  In three years, Cesar contributed much to his adopted state, New 
Mexico. As his daughter Leslie put it, ``My father loved the 
newspaper.'' We're proud to recognize Cesar Hernandez, and we honor his 
memory and contribution to New Mexico.

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