[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 12382-12383]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                      CHAMPION ``TOPHER'' BARETTO

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                        HON. ROBERT A. UNDERWOOD

                                of guam

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 26, 2000

  Mr. UNDERWOOD. Mr. Speaker, it is in the spirit of tremendous pride 
that I take the time to pay tribute to Christopher ``Topher'' 
Crisostomo Baretto from my island of Guam. Topher is a champion in many 
ways. He is a great young man and he comes from a champion family led 
by his parents, Carlos and Marie Baretto. And he is also a champion in 
the personal watercraft circuit. He has won numerous awards and has 
finished at the top of his sport in many local, national and 
international events. In 1998, he won the International Jet Sports 
Boating Association championship in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. He will 
be bringing honor to himself and our island community for years to 
come.
  He currently is in the middle of the U.S. National Water Cross Tour 
and is currently ranked second in his class. He will compete in San 
Diego this weekend and the next race will be in Rochester, New York on 
July 8. As Topher pursues his sport, he rides the waves not only for 
medals and recognition, but for Guam. He is being sponsored in his tour 
by the Bank of Guam and the Guam Visitors Bureau. He proudly represents 
his home island

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and he is meeting with Guamanian communities throughout the nation to 
build support for his endeavors. Organizations like the Sons and 
Daughters of Guam Club in San Diego have welcomed him enthusiastically 
as he carries the Guam banner on land and in the water.
  Go Topher!

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