[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 101 (Thursday, June 26, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1085-E1086]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               HONORING THE LIFE OF ARMANDO J. MORA, JR.

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                        HON. GRACE F. NAPOLITANO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 26, 2014

  Mrs. NAPOLITANO. Mr. Speaker, it is with great sadness that I along 
with Rep. Linda T. Saanchez rise to honor the life of Armando J. Mora, 
Jr., a Santa Fe Springs City fireman who died of service related cancer 
on June 18th, 2014.
  Mr. Mora was raised in Santa Fe Springs and was proud to serve in the 
Fire Department of the city he loved. Mr. Mora came from a very 
distinguished family who have committed their lives to public service 
in Santa Fe Springs. His father Armando Mora Sr. served on the City 
Council and was Mayor, and his brother Robert also serves in the Fire 
Department and is President of Local 3507 of the firefighter's union.
  Armando J. Mora, Jr. began his career in the fire service of the City 
of West Covina and was hired by the Santa Fe Springs Fire Department on 
January 20, 1981. He served with distinction for 33 years as a 
firefighter, and was known as an extraordinary man of great character 
and generosity to all in our community. We owe a great debt of 
gratitude to Mr. Mora because he knew the danger he faced every day on 
the job, but would not be deterred from his duties in protecting the 
people of our region.
  We extend our sincere sympathy to Mr. Mora's mother Alicia Mora, his 
loving and devoted wife Georgina Mora, his two children, Lauren and 
Anthony, stepson Jesse, two sisters Annie and Irene, his brother 
Robert, and to the extended Mora family and friends, including his 
brave brothers and sisters in the

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Santa Fe Springs Fire Department. We are all devastated by the loss of 
one so loved. We ask that our colleagues in the United States House of 
Representatives join us to honor this fallen hero who has made the 
ultimate sacrifice for our community.

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