[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 160 (Tuesday, December 7, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2074]
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                               LE VAN BA

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                          HON. LORETTA SANCHEZ

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 7, 2010

  Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California. Madam Speaker, I rise today to 
commemorate the life of Le Van Ba who passed away on Saturday, November 
23rd, 2010.
  Mr. Le and his family left Vietnam and came to the United States in 
1979, and he risked everything for a chance to live freely and provide 
better opportunities for his family.
  In 1981, Mr. Le and his family bought their first catering truck and 
began serving sandwiches in the community.
  In 1983, Mr. Le founded Lee's Sandwiches and today, Lee's Sandwiches 
is among the top 50 largest bakeries in the U.S., employing thousands 
of workers in northern and southern California and across the country.
  He was a community leader of his Hoa Hao Buddhist church and the An 
Giang Association of Northern California.
  He and his family have given back to the community, assisted victims 
of 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, the floods in Vietnam, the South Asia 
tsunami and other local charities.
  Throughout Orange County, he made it a point to donate food and 
sponsor community and nonprofit events annually.
  Today, I commend this man and urge my colleagues to join me in 
recognizing Mr. Le's extraordinary lifetime achievements.
  I want to offer my sincere sympathy to his wife, Nguyen Thi Hanh, his 
family, friends, and loved ones.

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