[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5998]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  RECOGNIZING MR. LONNIE EUGENE ROARK

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                          HON. HILDA L. SOLIS

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 25, 2006

  Ms. SOLIS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in remembrance of my uncle, 
Lonnie Eugene Roark, who passed away on April 15, 2006 at the age of 
84.
  Mr. Roark was born on February 11, 1922 in Missouri and grew up in 
Oklahoma during the Great Depression. He later moved to California and 
spent most of his life in the community of La Puente.
  Mr. Roark was a proud veteran of our armed forces. He was stationed 
in Brazil during World War II while serving in the U.S. Army and went 
on to serve in the Philippines and Hawai'i with the U.S. Air Force. Mr. 
Roark's service is commemorated in the book, Fighting Men of Oklahoma.
  Mr. Roark was like a brother to my father, Raul Solis, and was my 
sister, Anna Solis', godfather. His acts of kindness and dedication 
have inspired me and many who know him. It is a true blessing to have 
been raised with a role model like Mr. Roark; it is not every day that 
we encounter a person filled with such generosity and love.
  Mr. Roark was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, great-
grandfather, and friend. He is survived by his wife, 3 children, 4 
grand children and 3 great-grand children. He will be truly missed.

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