[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 35 (Tuesday, March 12, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E271]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO FELIX GALLAGHER

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                            HON. TOM LATHAM

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 12, 2013

  Mr. LATHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate and recognize 
Felix Gallagher for being named a 2013 Forty Under 40 honoree by the 
award-winning central Iowa publication, Business Record.
   Since 2000, Business Record has undertaken an exhaustive annual 
review to identify a standout group of young leaders in the Greater Des 
Moines area who are making an impact in their communities and their 
careers. Each year, forty up-and-coming community and business leaders 
under 40 years of age are selected for this prestigious distinction, 
which is based on a combined criteria of community involvement and 
success in their chosen career field. The 2013 class of Forty Under 40 
honorees join an impressive roster of 560 business leaders and growing.
   Felix Gallagher is the principal owner of his own company, PharmServ 
Solutions, which works to staff pharmacists in temporary and full-time 
positions in urban and rural communities. He arrived in the Des Moines 
area by way of a scholarship to play football at Drake University, 
where he captured three-time All-Conference and All-America honors and 
developed a strong desire to give back to his community for the help 
received along the way. In addition to owning his small business, Felix 
donates his time to mentoring high school youth from ethnically diverse 
backgrounds and passes on his skills and talents as a coach in a youth 
football league. He is also a past board member for the Alianzia 
Business Association and is a current member of the League of United 
Latin American Citizens of Iowa. In every facet of his life, Felix is 
an example of service and Iowa work ethic that our State can be proud 
of.
   Mr. Speaker, it is a profound honor to represent leaders like Felix 
in the United States Congress and it is with great pride that I 
recognize and applaud Mr. Gallagher for utilizing his talents to better 
both his community and the great State of Iowa. I invite my colleagues 
in the House to join me in congratulating Felix on receiving this 
esteemed designation, thanking those at Business Record for their great 
work, and wishing each member of the 2013 Forty Under 40 class 
continued success.

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