[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 50 (Tuesday, May 2, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E682]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   TRIBUTE TO SAMUEL ALEXANDER MEYER

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                           HON. HENRY CUELLAR

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 2, 2006

  Mr. CUELLAR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the late Mr. Samuel 
Alexander Meyer for his induction as a laureate in the 2006 Laredo 
Business Hall of Fame, and for his incredible dedication to the City of 
Laredo, Texas.
  Samuel Alexander Meyer was born on November 19th, 1917, the only 
child of the late Samuel Meyer of Rochester, New York, and Maryanne 
Alexander Meyer of Laredo, Texas. During his summers that he spent as a 
young boy with his Aunt Frances and Uncle Lewis Alexander on Victoria 
Street, he got to know the City of Laredo.
  He graduated from the University of Rochester in 1940 with a 
bachelor's degree and attended graduate school at the University of 
Texas with a degree in Spanish and Latin-American civilization. After 
graduation, Mr. Meyer served in the United States Navy for four years 
in the South Pacific as an ensign from 1941 to 1946, and joined the 
faculty at Laredo Junior College in 1947 where he taught Latin-American 
history and economics for five years.
  Mr. Meyer married Olga Rosenbaum, and had three children, Frances 
Carolyn, Miriam Alexis, and Alexander Samuel Meyer. In 1953, he became 
a co-owner of Laredo's only Studebaker automotive dealership, and then 
later assumed responsibility for one of Laredo's first men's stores, 
Alexander Fine Men's Wear. He also started Meyer Investments while 
running the family business.
  Mr. Meyer has admirably served the community of Laredo, Texas, 
through his membership and work in several civic, social, educational, 
and governmental organizations as chairman of the board of trustees at 
Laredo Community College, chairman of the board for the Laredo Public 
Library, member of the Child Welfare Board for Webb County, director of 
the Laredo Philharmonic Orchestra, a member of the Socratic Club, 
president of the Civic Music Association, president of the board of the 
Boys and Girls Club of Laredo, president of the Astronomy Club, a 
member of the Somosiete hunting lodge, a member of the French Club, and 
a member of the Stardusters.
  For his dedication and hard work in making the Laredo business 
community stronger and better, he will be honored by the Junior 
Achievement League in his induction into the 2006 Business Hall of 
Fame.
  Mr. Speaker, I am honored to have had this time to recognize the 
bravery and dedication of Samuel Alexander Meyer, and I thank you for 
this time.

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