[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 177 (Thursday, December 8, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1646]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO THERESA RANGEL

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                          HON. JOAQUIN CASTRO

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, December 8, 2016

  Mr. CASTRO of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and 
legacy of Theresa Rangel. A beloved San Antonian, Theresa grew up on 
the West Side of the city where she attended Blessed Sacrament High 
School. She married her high school sweetheart, Ernest A. Rangel, with 
whom she traveled the world, had two children, and enjoyed 48 years of 
marriage.
  Throughout her career, Theresa served the San Antonio community and 
strove to help the people of our city excel. She worked at the 
University of the Incarnate Word in career development, and later 
became a caseworker in the office of Congressman Albert G. Bustamante. 
She went on to work in the Small Business Administration before joining 
the office of legendary Congressman Henry B. Gonzalez where she was a 
caseworker. She remained in that position when Charles Gonzalez won the 
congressional seat in 1999, and eventually retired in 2013 after 28 
years of dignified civil service.
  After her retirement, Theresa remained active. She was a member of 
several Bible study groups, spent time scrapbooking, and was a devoted 
grandmother to five grandchildren whom she loved dearly.
  Theresa touched the lives of so many in our city, and I join her 
family and those whom she helped in mourning her loss. She was an 
exemplary civil servant and American whose contributions to our 
community and Nation will not be forgotten.

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