[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 90 (Monday, May 24, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S3332]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      REMEMBERING DR. ARMIN REMBE

 Mr. HEINRICH. Madam President, it is a deep honor to recognize 
the life of an extraordinary New Mexican, Dr. Armin Rembe of Los 
Ranchos. The first oncologist-hematologist in Albuquerque, Dr. Rembe 
served countless numbers of patients in New Mexico delivering 
lifesaving care over a long and successful medical career.
  Originally from Seattle, WA, Dr. Rembe developed a lifelong love for 
his adopted home State of New Mexico. He studied everything he could 
about New Mexico's rich history and culture. He also became a 
preeminent collector of Spanish colonial art and served for years as a 
judge at the annual Spanish Market in Santa Fe.
  With his wife of 58 years, Penny, Dr. Rembe developed his second 
career after retiring from medicine as an organic farmer and steward of 
Los Poblanos Historic Inn and Organic Farm in Los Ranchos. The historic 
property was designed by the renowned architect John Gaw Meem and sits 
amid 25 acres of lavender fields, cottonwood trees, and formal gardens 
in the Rio Grande Valley.
  For 45 years, Dr. Rembe and Penny worked tirelessly to grow the 
successful and dynamic mission of Los Poblanos as a gem of historical 
preservation, a venue with world-class hospitality, and a working 
organic farm that keeps the tradition of agriculture in the Rio Grande 
alive while minimizing the use of precious water resources.
  Above all else, Dr. Rembe was proud of his family. My thoughts are 
with his beloved wife, Penny, their four children, Emily, Armin, Jay 
and Matthew, and their eight grandchildren, as they grieve this loss 
and remember a life well-lived.

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