[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 16]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 21721]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           HONORING DR. BEATO

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                        HON. ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 28, 2006

  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I would like to recognize Dr. Virgilio 
I. Beato, a constituent of Congressional district, in Coral Gables, 
Florida. Dr. Beato was born on December 20, 1916, in Cuba, where he 
grew up and attended medical school. Dr. Beato graduated as President 
of his class at the Havana University School of Medicine in 1943. Over 
the course of a career that has spanned more than six decades in both 
the United States and Cuba, Dr. Beato has treated thousands of patients 
and left a tremendously positive impact on countless lives.
  Dr. Beato has done more than cure patients; he has also contributed 
greatly to the medical community with dozens of articles published in 
both English and Spanish medical journals. He has also shared his 
wealth of knowledge and tremendous insight with his peers by addressing 
numerous medical conventions on a wide variety of subjects.
  Dr. Beato's dedication and support extends beyond the medical 
community and has long been a strong advocate for his community and 
activist for South Florida. Dr. Beato has also stood firm in the face 
of brutality and oppression as a staunch and vocal opponent of Fidel 
Castro and his tyrannical reign in Cuba.
  I wish Dr. Beato an early happy 90th birthday and that he has many 
more happy returns. I would also like to offer many congratulations on 
his numerous accomplishments throughout his lifetime and his 
contribution and service to his community. I offer my best wishes to 
Dr. Beato in all his future endeavors and thank him for over 60 years 
of service to the medical community.

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