[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 37 (Thursday, February 29, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H769]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          COMMEMORATING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF RAUL REYES, JR.

  (Mr. VEASEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. VEASEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commemorate the life and 
legacy of Raul Reyes, Jr., a leader in west Dallas.
  Raul fought every day to make west Dallas a better place. He was a 
fierce advocate for cleaning up a lot of the environmental issues in 
west Dallas. He believed in affordable housing, and he absolutely loved 
Pinkston High School and helping the kids there.
  Raul was born in Dallas in the 1970s. He grew up with loving parents 
who instilled in him the belief that he should help others and help the 
neighborhood.
  He graduated from Pinkston High School in 1992 and then went to 
Dallas College and ultimately the University of Texas at Arlington.
  After graduating, he became an agent for change who believed that the 
community and the people played the most important role in progress. He 
was a founding member and president of West Dallas 1, which is a 
coalition of neighbors and neighborhood associations. His community 
service involvement was captured through numerous public service and 
private advisory boards and steering committees which focused on things 
like education and housing. He was also a very proud West Dallas Little 
League coach from 2001 through 2007.
  More importantly, he was a family man. He was the eldest child. He 
was known as la guia to his siblings. He was an incredible father to 
his children whom he talked about all the time and a loving uncle to 
his nieces, his nephews, and everyone who loved him.
  My prayers go out to his family, especially his children, during this 
difficult time. May Raul's legacy live on forever.

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