[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 95 (Wednesday, June 18, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H5405]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 HONORING LIFE AND LEGACY OF SAM GARCIA

  (Mr. VEASEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. VEASEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and legacy of 
Sam Garcia, a World War II veteran, businessowner, and renowned civic 
leader in the Fort Worth Hispanic community.
  Mr. Garcia immigrated to the United States from Mexico at the age of 
2, with his undocumented parents. After serving in the Army during 
World War II and earning three Bronze Stars, Mr. Garcia moved to Fort 
Worth in 1958. He later started his own successful construction 
company.
  Mr. Garcia served Fort Worth, where he led many community service 
organizations in an effort to raise scholarship money. Mr. Garcia also 
edited and published The Community News, a newspaper committed to 
improving the quality of life in the Latino community of Fort Worth.
  Mr. Garcia devoted his life to improving the life of others and was 
rightfully recognized in 1990 as the Fort Worth Volunteer of the Year 
and, in 1991, the Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Member of the 
Year. In 1999, he was the Man of the Year.
  Mr. Garcia's leadership and dedication to the Fort Worth community 
will forever be marked in history.

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