[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 12172]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       A TRIBUTE TO NICOLAS ABREU

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, June 9, 2005

  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise to acknowledge Nicolas Abreu.
  Nicolas Abreu was born on the beautiful island of the Dominican 
Republic to Hobo and Nicolasa Abreu. On February 19, 1979, the entire 
family migrated to New York in order to pursue a better life.
  His first job, as a waiter in a local restaurant, lasted for 9 years. 
Remembering the vision of his parents led him to resign from his 
restaurant job and go to work at the family run Auto Dealer 
establishment.
  On November 14, 1981, Nicolas Abreu married Luz at St. Michael's 
Roman Catholic Church. Together, they are the proud parents of three 
children.
  Continuing the family legacy, in 1991, Mr. Abreu opened his own auto 
sales business in Brooklyn, naming it ``Diana Auto Sales'' after his 
daughter. Business was good and by the mid 1990s Nicolas opened his 
second used car sales establishment, Crystal Motors Inc., named after 
his niece.
  Mr. Abreu also leads by example in his spiritual life. He is an extra 
ordinary minister at St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church, where he and 
his family worship. He is the founding member of the EMAUS (a men's 
group in the church whose role is to get men involved in activities in 
the church).
  He owes his success to his parents for their vision and dedication to 
their children; if it were not for his parent's foresight he would not 
be where he is today. Mr. Speaker, Nicolas Abreu recognizes the 
importance of family, hard work, respect for the community and courage 
makes him more than worthy of our recognition today.

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