[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 113 (Wednesday, September 13, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1704]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   TRIBUTE TO JUSTO ``BILL'' NORIEGA

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                             HON. JIM DAVIS

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 13, 2006

  Mr. DAVIS of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise in honor of Justo ``Bill'' 
Noriega, of Brandon, Florida, a pharmacist and family businessman who 
dedicated his life to helping his customers and his community.
  Born in Ybor City, Bill earned his pharmacy degree at the University 
of Florida, graduating with high honors. Bill set up shop in the heart 
of Brandon, founding Bill's Prescription Center 50 years ago and 
working there until his cancer forced him to stay home.
  Even in the face of growing competition, Bill's Prescription Center 
continues to be one of Brandon's longest-operating family businesses 
because of Bill's dedication to his customers. Bill took time with 
everyone who walked through his door--carefully listening to their 
concerns and patiently answering their questions--and he was known for 
helping patients who were unable to pay for their prescriptions. Always 
a servant to the community, Bill made sure his business continued 
delivering medicines to homebound customers, and his generosity 
extended beyond the pharmacy doors through his support of numerous 
community organizations.
  On behalf of the entire Tampa Bay community, I would like to extend 
my deepest sympathies to the Noriega family. Bill was a role model for 
all of us, and I know that under his son John's watch, Bill's legacy of 
service will continue at Bill's Prescription Center.

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