[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 141 (Wednesday, September 21, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1671]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING JULIO ALVARADO

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                            HON. JANICE HAHN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 21, 2011

  Ms. HAHN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the memory of Julio 
Alvarado, who passed away on September 13, 2011, just four days short 
of his 85th birthday.
  Born in Puerto Rico in 1926, Julio Alvarado arrived in San Pedro in 
1949 where he made his home and became a beloved member of the 
community. While in San Pedro, Julio worked on the docks at the Ports 
of Los Angeles and Long Beach as member of ILWU Local 13.
  Julio Alvarado was an immensely caring person with a large, generous 
heart and was always ready to help anyone in need. He will be missed 
dearly by all who knew him. His children and grandchildren will 
especially miss his baking and his homemade bread.
  I have had the pleasure of knowing Julio's daughter, Daisy Ybarra, 
for almost 20 years. For nearly two years while I served on the Los 
Angeles City Council, Daisy was my Community Advocate in Watts, but 
Daisy had been following in her father's footsteps and serving her 
community long before then by teaching kids to say no to gangs through 
GAP, the Gang Alternatives Program. Lives were saved because of the 
work that she did and I know that her father was very proud of her.
  Julio Alvarado was preceded in death by his loving wife Ana.
  I extend my deepest condolences to his sons, Julio, Jr., and Robert; 
daughters Angela, Daisy, Miriam, and Maria Luisa; his brother and 
sister Victor Gotay and Carmen Martinez, both of Puerto Rico; and to 
his three grandchildren, three great-granddaughters as well as several 
nieces and nephews. Though Julio is no longer with us, his legacy lives 
on in the lives of the loved ones he has left behind and in the 
community he made his home.

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