[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 70 (Tuesday, April 25, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E536]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    IN RECOGNITION OF MR. JAY TAMSI

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                         HON. DAVID G. VALADAO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 25, 2017

  Mr. VALADAO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to thank Mr. Jay Tamsi for his 
dedicated community service and to congratulate him for being selected 
as the Grand Marshal of the Cinco de Mayo Fiesta in Delano, California.
  Mr. Tamsi was born August 17, 1978 in Bakersfield, California to his 
parents, Olivia and Jimmy Tamsi. Mr. Tamsi has strong Kern County 
roots, having attended Cecil Avenue Middle School in Delano, Delano 
High School, and later the California State University, Bakersfield, 
where he graduated in 2001 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 
Communications and Marketing.
  As the President and Chief Executive Officer of Kern County Hispanic 
Chamber of Commerce and a successful business owner of his own company, 
Tamsi Consulting Services, Jay has been generous in giving back to his 
local community. A strong man of God, Jay serves as a member at St. 
Mary's Catholic Church in Delano and was responsible for organizing the 
induction of rites celebration for Father Loji Pilones as the new 
priest of St. Mary's. Jay was an organizer for the St. Mary's 
Thanksgiving Community Feed, where he helped provide meals for less 
fortunate families during the holidays.
  His community service extends past his parish; Mr. Tamsi works as the 
Director on several community boards including the Greater Area Delano 
Youth Foundation and the Philippine Weekend Executive Committee. He is 
also a Lifetime Member of Delano Harvest Holidays. Mr. Tamsi's love of 
service and community involvement extended into his creation of the 
only Filipino Hall in the State of California, which works to promote 
Filipinos' needs in the community.
  Mr. Tamsi is being honored as the Grand Marshal of the Cinco de Mayo 
Fiesta of his home city of Delano, California, which holds one of the 
largest and oldest celebrations in the United States. This high honor 
is being bestowed upon a great man who has spent countless hours 
helping his community and neighbors.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues in the United States House of 
Representatives to join me in thanking Mr. Jay Tamsi for his years of 
community service and congratulating him on being the Grand Marshal of 
the Cinco de Mayo Fiesta in Delano.

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