[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 68 (Thursday, April 26, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E866]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 TRIBUTE ON THE PASSING OF ERNEST GALLO

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                          HON. STENY H. HOYER

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 25, 2007

  Mr. HOYER. Madam Speaker, I rise today with a heavy heart as we mark 
the passing of a man that meant a great deal to the State of California 
and our Nation as a whole. Armed with nothing more than a $5,900 
investment and a winemaking pamphlet from the public library, Ernest 
Gallo--along with his brother, Julio--created one of the world's 
largest wineries out of a small family-owned business, employed 
thousands of hard-working Americans over the years, and revolutionized 
the way the wine industry operates in the United States.
  And while his role as co-founder of the Gallo Winery may be his claim 
to fame, Ernest Gallo was also a generous philanthropist who willingly 
answered the call when his community needed him most. Ernest created an 
endowment at the Gallo Center for the Arts in Modesto, CA. He 
established the Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center at the 
University of California at San Francisco. And those are just two 
examples of his strong support for educational and health-related 
endeavors the world over.
  Ernest Gallo was the personification of the American Dream--a self-
made man who transformed his personal business successes into tangible 
public benefits that enhanced the lives of countless Americans. And I 
would like to extend my most heartfelt condolences to the family and 
friends of Ernest Gallo as we mourn his loss.

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