[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 109 (Tuesday, July 10, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1477]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    HONORING FRANCISCO RAMON ANGONES

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                        HON. ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 10, 2007

  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Madam Speaker, I would like to take this 
opportunity to offer my warmest congratulations to Francisco Ramon 
Angones on the occasion of his swearing in as the first Hispanic 
president of the Florida Bar and the first Cuban-American to hold this 
prestigious position in our State.
  Francisco R. Angones was born in Havana, Cuba on July 21, 1950. He 
was the great grandson of Perucho Figueredo, lawyer and composer of the 
Cuban National Anthem, El Hymno De Bayamo, and came to the United 
States on June 13, 1961 as an unaccompanied minor in Operation Peter 
Pan to seek a better life under democracy and freedom. He attended my 
alma mater the University of Miami where he received a J.D. degree in 
June of 1976 and a B.A. degree, magna cum laude, in June of 1972.
  Francisco Angones is a founding partner of the law firm of Angones, 
McClure & Garcia, P.A. that resides in my congressional district in 
Miami, FL. Frank opened the door for future Hispanic-Americans to 
succeed in our community by being the first Hispanic to serve as 
president of the Dade County Bar in 1994 and the youngest president of 
the Cuban American Bar Association in 1982. Frank Angones has had a 
long and successful career that has spanned many years of outstanding 
service, dedication, hard work, devotion, and love for the United 
States. His leadership throughout the past years has helped our 
community grow to become one of America's largest growing populations 
and the ideals that it stands for have become an intrinsic part of this 
country.
  Recognizing the need to continue to provide service to those less 
fortunate, Francisco Angones gathered a group of lawyers together to 
represent Cuban refugees who suffered from less adequate legal 
representation at Guantanamo Bay. For this act, the group received the 
Florida Bar Pro Bono Service Award.
  I have known the Angones family for over 20 years and I stand by his 
wife Georgie and son Frank, Jr. to celebrate their father's many 
accomplishments. He has left a legacy that others will continue to 
follow for years to come and I am proud to recognize Frank Angones for 
his tireless dedication to the judicial process and I ask my colleagues 
to join me in congratulating Frank on his wonderful service to the 
community.

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