[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 4715]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    TRIBUTE TO SPECIALIST JOSE RUBIO

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                           HON. HENRY CUELLAR

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, April 1, 2008

  Mr. CUELLAR. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Specialist Jose 
Rubio, of 464th Armored Battalion of the United States Army, who was 
killed in the line of duty by an IED roadside bomb in Baghdad.
  Specialist Jose Rubio was born on March 19, 1983, in Reynosa, Mexico. 
He attended school in Mission, Texas, and graduated from South Texas 
College in 2005 with an associate's degree in Computer Science. He 
married his high school sweetheart, Jennifer, in May of 2006, and had a 
son, Nicolai, who is now 11 months old. He is survived by his mother, 
his six siblings in Reynosa, Matamoros, and Rio Bravo. Specialist Jose 
Rubio will be forever remembered for his service in protecting the 
freedoms and ideals of our country and I extend my condolences to his 
family, and to his wife, Jennifer.
  Madam Speaker, I am honored to have had this time to recognize the 
service of Specialist Jose Rubio in the United States Army.

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