[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 24, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1323]
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                       IN HONOR OF ALVIN L. GRAY

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 24, 2008

  Mr. KUCINICH. Madam Speaker, I rise today in honor of Alvin L. Gray, 
distinguished Case Western Reserve University alumnus, in recognition 
of his dedication, advocacy, and promotion of leadership in the Jewish 
Community and in the Greater Cleveland Area.
  Alvin L. Gray was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1928, and carries with 
him a rich history of public service in the Greater Cleveland Area. He 
received his Bachelors of Arts in Political Science in 1949 and a 
Bachelors of Legal Letters in 1951 from Case Western Reserve University 
and was admitted to the Ohio Bar Association the same year. Mr. Gray 
works tirelessly to promote leadership skills in the Greater Cleveland 
community and holds several leadership positions in the numerous 
organizations he dedicates his time to. He currently serves as Director 
of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee and Chairman of the 
Citizens for the Heights School Levy, is a member of the Cleveland 
Metropolitan Bar Association, serves as Life Director of the Jewish 
Family Service Association, and is on the Board of Trustees of both the 
Hillel House and Jewish Community Center of Cleveland. Mr. Gray co-
founded the Cleveland Heights Area Project and served as Vice President 
of the American Jewish Congress from 1974 to 1986. He also was Honorary 
President, Vice President and President of the American ORT Foundation, 
and past President of Jewish Vocational Service.
  Alvin Gray has been recognized on numerous occasions for his 
innovative and important work in the Greater Cleveland Area. In 2001, 
he was inducted into the Cleveland Heights High School Distinguished 
Alumni Hall of Fame and was awarded the Horace M. Kallen Distinguished 
Community Service Award from the Jewish American Congress. Mr. Gray was 
twice awarded the ``Man of the Year'' award, once in 1976 from the 
American ORT and again in 1986 from the Cleveland ORT.
  Madam Speaker and colleagues, please join me in honor of Alvin. L. 
Gray, and in recognition of his outstanding and tireless efforts as a 
promoter and advocate of leadership in the Jewish Community, as well as 
for his extensive and diverse service to the Greater Cleveland 
Community.

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