[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 120 (Tuesday, August 2, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1488]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     A TRIBUTE TO MR. OLEG SMURYGIN

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, August 2, 2011

  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Mr. Oleg 
Smurygin for his continued contribution to the health care initiatives 
of his community.
  Mr. Smurygin was born to a middle class Jewish family to Yuriy and 
Bella Smurygin on April 7, 1966, in Kiev, Ukraine. He attended school 
in Kiev from 1973 until 1983, when he was recruited into the army for 2 
years. Mr. Smurygin served as a Sergeant in the army from 1985 until 
1987 under Special Forces by the border of China, Khabarovsk City. Once 
Mr. Smurygin was discharged in 1987, he attended the University of 
Kiev, where he graduated with a Bachelors Degree in the Arts in 1991.
  In 1992, Mr. Smurygin and his family decided to relocate to the 
United States as refugees. He supported his family working at Victoria 
Memorial Hospital in Brooklyn, New York as a full time regular security 
guard. With more experience, Mr. Smurygin was promoted to shift 
supervisor and eventually to Director of Security in 2006. Spending 
over 10 years at Victoria Memorial Hospital, he was awarded Victory 
Memorial Hospital 10 Year Award of Excellence.
  When the Victory Memorial Hospital closed its doors in 2009, Mr. 
Smurygin headed to the PAIN Institute as a Business Manager.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join me in recognizing the life 
and accomplishments of Mr. Oleg Smurygin.

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