[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 132 (Tuesday, September 16, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1419-E1420]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          RECOGNIZING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF TRINI MESTRE-QUIROZ

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                           HON. ALAN GRAYSON

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 16, 2014

  Mr. GRAYSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today, in honor of Hispanic Heritage 
Month, to recognize Trini Mestre-Quiroz. Mrs. Mestre-Quiroz is an 
example of leadership and dedication.
  Born in Guayaquil, Ecuador, she moved to New York at age fifteen. She 
later moved to New Jersey where she met her late husband, Jose Manuel 
Mestre, and became a mother to two wonderful daughters, Jacqueline and 
Jeannette.
  Upon moving to New Jersey, Mrs. Mestre-Quiroz began her lasting 
commitment to civic involvement. She was instrumental in the creation 
of several community-based organizations, including the first multi-
cultural, multi-lingual day care center in New Jersey.
  Due to her community leadership, Mrs. Mestre-Quiroz was selected to 
become the first minority female to serve as an assistant to a Mayor of 
a major city in New Jersey. She was later appointed to serve as one of 
200 nationwide Community Service Specialists for the Department of 
Commerce.
  During the early seventies, Mrs. Mestre-Quiroz worked tirelessly with 
the students and faculty at her alma mater, Rutgers University, in 
order to further the implementation of affirmative action measures. Her 
efforts helped persuade the university to hire its first Hispanic Dean 
of Academics at its Newark campus.
  Mrs. Mestre-Quiroz is active in politics and has been involved in 
local and federal elections in New York, New Jersey, and Florida. She 
currently serves as Secretary and Chair-in-Waiting for the Black, 
Latino and Puerto Rican Alliance for Justice of Florida.
  I am honored to recognize Trini Mestre-Quiroz, during Hispanic 
Heritage Month, for her lifelong commitment to serving her community.

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