[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 128 (Tuesday, September 8, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1224-E1225]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       HONORING THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CITY OF SOUTH TUCSON

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                         HON. RAUL M. GRIJALVA

                               of arizona

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, September 8, 2015

  Mr. GRIJALVA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of the 75th 
Anniversary of the City of South Tucson, a community known for the 
resiliency, determination, and independence of its residents.
  As a native of Tucson, Arizona, I am privileged to represent the City 
of South Tucson in the United States Congress. The support and loyalty 
I have received from the residents of South Tucson during my entire 
public life is a great honor for me personally.
  Over 6,000 people and 300 businesses call the City of South Tucson 
home. This square mile city incorporated by its residents, rather than 
losing its identity to the City of Tucson, continues after 75 years to 
assert its independence and be the unique and proud community it has 
always been through its history.
  South Tucson is about family and community, offering to the much 
larger metropolis of Tucson a view of our past and a dynamic view of 
what a community can do to retain its character while looking forward.
  South Tucson boasts the best Mexican cuisine found anywhere; Las 
Artes, a model for integrating public art and education; and public 
services from the state of the art Sam Lena library to excellent public 
schools Ochoa and Mission View. South Tucson has a sophisticated 
network of social service providers and City of South Tucson first 
responders who place the safety of their residents first.
  The greatest asset that the City of South Tucson has is its people, a 
diverse group representing Native-Americans, African-Americans, and 
Anglos, and families that have contributed so much to the region.
  From South Tucson have come generations of political leaders, 
tradesmen, educators, decorated war veterans, business leaders, civil

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leaders, and so many hardworking people whose dignity and determination 
better us all.
  Like all small towns and cities in America, the City of South Tucson 
faces challenges, but the drive to meet those challenges and prosper 
for the next 75 years is without a doubt the city's future.
  I wish to congratulate the Mayor and Council of the City of South 
Tucson and the residents of the city on its 75th anniversary. The 
commemoration ceremony on September 19, 2015 at the Music and Arts 
Festival will be a day in which we pause and acknowledge the history, 
achievements, and the future of the City of South Tucson. 
Congratulations to South Tucson.

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