[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 115 (Wednesday, July 13, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H5981]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      HONORING JUAN CARLOS REYNAGA

  (Mr. CORREA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. CORREA. Madam Speaker, today, I rise to honor and celebrate the 
life of my constituent, Juan Carlos Reynaga.
  Juan was 17 years old; he was a lineman for Anaheim High School 
varsity football team, and he was keeping his grades up. He wanted to 
become a certified crane operator after graduating from high school.
  Sadly, last Friday, after working his late-night shift at Walmart, 
when he was walking home, a car drove up; two individuals in the car 
asked him: Are you a gangbanger? And he said: No, I am not a gang 
member. They shot him in the back, anyway, killing him.
  Juan was a hardworking, honest young man. He was looking for the 
American Dream and working hard to achieve the American Dream. Sadly, 
his life was taken from him by gangbangers.
  My heart goes out to his family. As the father of four, I can't 
imagine the pain and the grief of losing your child to a senseless gang 
shooting.
  Juan, thank you for giving us so much in your very short life.
  Go Colonists.

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