[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 100 (Thursday, July 7, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1253]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                        HONORING GILBERT TREVINO

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                           HON. HENRY CUELLAR

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, July 7, 2011

  Mr. CUELLAR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the late Gilbert 
Trevino, a soldier and researcher who dedicated nearly 30 years of his 
life to the United States Marines both on the field and in the lab.
  A Laredo native, Mr. Trevino moved to College Station in 1942 to 
attend Texas A&M University. His scholarly pursuits were placed on hold 
when the United States plunged into World War II. He joined the United 
States Marine Corps in 1944 and witnessed the perils of war at the 
Battle of Iwo Jima, a battle, on which he wrote in his 2006 memoir. 
After serving our country, Mr. Trevino returned to school in 1947 to 
complete a professional veterinary degree and later received a Master's 
at Texas A&M University and Ph.D. from Michigan State University.
  Mr. Trevino met Chris, who would eventually become his wife, while he 
was working in Washington, DC. The couple was together just under a 
year when he received word he was to be stationed in Japan. The pair 
planned their wedding in just eight days and moved to Japan, where 
their two children were born.
  Mr. Trevino served in Michigan, Maryland, and Kentucky as an advisor 
to the Surgeon General for the Department of Agriculture before 
returning to College Station to teach at his alma mater. He spent his 
career in classrooms and military research labs, where his scientific 
investigations contributed to a vaccine for rabies. Mr. Trevino's 
devotion to education provided a source of inspiration for the younger 
generations of his family; his children, Elisa and Steven, as well as 
his nieces and nephews, all took note of his accomplishments and many 
pursued postsecondary education as a result.
  Mr. & Mrs. Trevino moved back to Laredo after he retired from the 
university in 1981 where he remained active in the Laredo veterans' 
community. He raised funds and accompanied the city's Gold Star mothers 
to Washington, DC to visit the Vietnam Memorial after its completion in 
1982. When the Laredo Animal Clinic veterinarian was unavailable, Mr. 
Trevino happily performed examinations and conducted surgeries in his 
absence. He was a man of integrity and determination, and did whatever 
he could to help others.
  Mr. Speaker, I am honored and privileged to have the opportunity to 
recognize the late Gilbert Trevino. He is no longer with us, but his 
contributions to his country, profession, and community will live on. 
Thank you.

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