[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 80 (Wednesday, May 11, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H4845]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 HONORING THE LIFE OF MIKE LUKE O'GARA

  (Mr. CARDENAS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CARDENAS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of Mike 
Luke O'Gara, one of the most active community leaders and tireless 
advocates of the Sun Valley neighborhood.
  Mike was born in New York and served in the U.S. Navy. Afterward, he 
worked as a prop master for the Ice Capades. It was then that he met an 
amazing figure skater and the love of his life, his wife, Barbara 
Olsen.
  They then moved to Sun Valley, where Mike worked his way up to 
becoming a producer for ``Entertainment Tonight.''
  After retirement, he became one of the founders of the Sun Valley 
Area Neighborhood Council and served there for over 20 years. He 
championed things like safe landfills and transfer stations. He even 
worked with our office to help hundreds of people begin the process to 
become American citizens. But his true legacy was the countless 
community members he empowered.
  Mike is survived by his wife, Barbara; three sons, Michael, Sean, and 
Matt; and his grandchildren, Michael, Liam, and Katie.
  For this and so much more, I honor the life of Mike Luke O'Gara.

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