[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 5893-5894]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




          HONORING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF JUDGE HECTOR J. LIENDO

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                           HON. HENRY CUELLAR

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, April 6, 2005

  Mr. CUELLAR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the important 
contributions of Judge Hector J. Liendo in Laredo, TX in my 
Congressional District.
  Born July 10, 1950, Judge Liendo attended Leyendecker Elementary 
School, L.J. Christen Jr. High and Martin High School. He later 
attended Laredo Junior College and received his Associates Degree in 
Computer Science.
  Judge Hector J. Liendo enlisted in the military and chose the U.S. 
Navy right after high school. Through the navy he traveled to south 
East Asia, China, Philippines, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, Borneo, 
Pakistan, Australia, Singapore, Okinawa, Japan, a brief tour to the 
ship's maiden name, ``The Anchorage Alaska'' and crossed the equator 
twice with a big celebration.
  While in the navy, he made five tours to Vietnam during his four-year 
enlistment. He

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was awarded the Vietnam service medal, the Vietnam campaign medal, the 
combat action ribbon and the Philipino Presidential Citation. He 
received an honorable discharge in February 1973.
  Shortly after arriving in Laredo, Judge Liendo left for Michigan 
where he worked as a crane operator for the Pontiac Motor Company. 
Later in 1973, he worked at the Laredo City Drug Store in downtown 
Laredo. He got married in June 17, 1974 and started attending Laredo 
Junior College, full time.
  In 1978, Judge Liendo went to Houston, to work in the Seismic 
Processing Department. He was employed as a computer operator and his 
duties entailed payroll, accounts payable & receivables, and accounting 
general ledger.
  He then worked for Entex as a marketing representative and served as 
a City Councilman for District VII from 1988-1992.
  In 1993 he was elected Justice of the Peace, Precinct One, Place One 
and ran unopposed for a second term in 1997. As Justice of the Peace 
Judge Liendo deals with civil cases, criminal cases, traffic citations, 
fines and court hearings.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to have this opportunity to recognize the 
contributions of Judge Hector J. Liendo.

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