[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 4623]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     PAYING TRIBUTE TO RAY LEE HUNT

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                       HON. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, February 16, 2007

  Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Madam Speaker, I rise today to 
commend the life of humanitarian Ray Lee Hunt in honor of his 2007 Linz 
Award. Mr. Hunt is not only being recognized for his humanitarian 
effort and his longtime dedication to community services but for his 
exemplary leadership in supporting the revitalizing of downtown Dallas 
and his strong commitment to the community's health and medical care 
system.
  For over more than a decade, Mr. Hunt has provided health care to 
Dallas's impoverished population through Dallas Medical Resources. As a 
chairman he has sought to secure Federal funding for Parkland Memorial 
Hospital. Mr. Hunt has not only improved the health care system in 
Dallas, but he has also helped promote the city as a medical center.
  The Linz Award that Mr. Hunt will receive on April 4, 2007, it's an 
award that is given annually to a Dallas County resident for his civic 
or humanitarian efforts. He is the 78th recipient of the award created 
in 1924 by Simon Linz, one of the founders of Linz Jewelers.
  Mr. Hunt is one of those people who give so much to the community 
without asking any praises or interpretation. Mr. Hunt has helped raise 
millions of dollars to improve poor health care in Dallas County. Mr. 
Hunt has been chairman of Dallas Medical Resource since it was founded 
in the late 1980s. Mr. Hunt has also been a major benefactor to the 
Austin Street Shelter, the Genesis Women's Shelter and UT Southwestern 
Medical Center.
  He has also served our government in various ways. In 2001, President 
George W. Bush appointed him to the President's Foreign Intelligence 
Advisory Board. He has also served as chairman of the board of 
directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.
  Madam Speaker, Mr. Hunt is a man who not only represents the spirit 
of Dallas but of our Nation.

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