[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 7 (Friday, January 12, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E98]
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                       TRIBUTE TO DAVID GONZALEZ

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                           HON. HENRY CUELLAR

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, January 12, 2007

  Mr. CUELLAR. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor David Gonzalez on 
his retirement from the Rural Development Agency of the United States 
Department of Agriculture (USDA) on January 3rd, 2007.
  David Gonzalez began his career with the USDA Rural Development 
Agency, which was previously known as Farmers Home Administration, on 
May 26, 1971 as a student trainee in San Diego, Texas. He received a 
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture from Texas A&M University at 
Kingsville in 1972 and returned back to work with the Farmers Home 
Administration in San Benito, Texas, as an assistant county supervisor. 
Five years later, he was promoted to county supervisor for Willacy 
County and then transferred to Edinburg in Hidalgo County.
  Mr. Gonzalez's commitment to his service with the agency was 
recognized with his next promotion to assistant district director in 
Rio Grande City in 1980 and then to area director for the Rio Grande 
Valley in 1991. He served with distinction and honor for 16 years in 
the Rio Grande Valley, and helped to provide crucial funding to the 
communities in the area. Mr. Gonzalez has given back so much to the 
community in the Rio Grande Valley in his tenure with the Rural 
Development Agency. After working tirelessly for nearly two decades, he 
will enjoy his retirement with his wife, Edna, and his five 
grandchildren, Daniel David, Jorge Alberto, Zenon David, Dayna Dalinda, 
and Dennis David.
  Madam Speaker, I am honored to have had this time to recognize the 
dedication of David Gonzalez to the Rio Grande Valley community.

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