[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 5 (Thursday, January 9, 2025)]
[House]
[Pages H65-H66]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          HONORING PAUL REYES

  (Mr. VEASEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. VEASEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor and to pay tribute to 
the late Paul Reyes, a boxing legend from Fort Worth, Texas.
  Paul was not only a legend in the ring, but he was also a man of 
humility and great faith.
  If my colleagues followed boxing in the 1980s and 1990s, they will 
remember Donald ``The Cobra'' Curry and Paulie Ayala, who were world 
champions. They were students of Paul Reyes.
  Paul's gym was more than just a place to go train for boxing. His gym 
was a place to keep kids off of the streets and give them a different 
direction to go in. Again, he trained some of

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the most amazing boxers in the country and really put Fort Worth, 
Texas, on the map for this sport.
  He was a beloved member of the community. He is going to be missed, 
and I want everyone to know what an important legend and icon this man 
was. He truly changed Fort Worth and made the lives of so many young 
people better.

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