[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 142 (Tuesday, September 9, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1736]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             HONORING THE MEMORY OF JORGE ALBERTO SUBIRATS

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                             HON. JO BONNER

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, September 9, 2008

  Mr. BONNER. Madam Speaker, the city of Mobile and the State of 
Alabama, recently lost a dear friend, and I rise today to honor Jorge 
Alberto Subirats and pay tribute to his memory.
  A native of Havana, Cuba, Jorge came to the United States at the age 
of 12, He, along with his brothers and sisters, left Cuba in 1961 and 
flew to Miami. Jorge and his siblings soon moved to Birmingham, 
Alabama, where they were joined by the rest of their family in 1963. 
Jorge graduated from John Carroll High School in Birmingham in 1967 and 
from Auburn University in 1972.
  A resident of Mobile for 36 years, Jorge was perhaps most widely 
known for his service as a realtor with Roberts Brothers for 31 years, 
He was consistently one of the company's top agents each year, an 
achievement due in large part to the trust and admiration he earned 
from his clients.
  Jorge met every definition of a community leader--he served as a high 
school teacher and coach, a swim and dive coach, and a Sunday school 
leader. He was active in many civic organizations, including the Mobile 
Area Kiwanis Club and the Mobile Association of Realtors.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in remembering a 
dedicated community leader, a friend to many throughout Alabama, as 
well as a wonderful husband and devoted father. Jorge Alberto Subirats 
will be dearly missed by his family--his wife of 25 years, Valerie Jean 
Subirats; their four children, Lindsey Loper, Michael Jorge Subirats, 
Laura Katherine Subirats, and Katherine Anne Subirats; his mother, 
Elvira Margaret Subirats; his brothers, Fernando Subirats, Gustavo 
Subirats, and Luis Subirats; and his two sisters, Silvia Theye and 
Margaret Hopkins--as well as the many countless friends he leaves 
behind. Our thoughts and prayers are with them all during this 
difficult time.

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