[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5435]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                PAYING TRIBUTE TO EDMUNDO ESCOBEDO, SR.

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                           HON. JON C. PORTER

                               of nevada

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, April 8, 2008

  Mr. PORTER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to my good 
friend, Edmundo ``Eddie'' Escobedo, Sr., who is being honored by the 
Clark County School District with the naming of the Edmundo ``Eddie'' 
Escobedo, Sr. Middle School.
  Mr. Escobedo was born in Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico before coming to 
the United States. He enlisted and served in the United States Air 
Force, where upon completion of his military duties he settled in Las 
Vegas. In 1970, Mr. Escobedo began promoting live Mexican dances and 
popular musical groups. In 1972, he opened the only Spanish movie 
theater within the Las Vegas community, called the ``El Rancho''. He 
also served several terms as the president of the National Spanish 
Pictures Exhibitors Association. For more than 20 years, Mr. Escobedo 
published ``El Mundo'', a Spanish-language weekly newspaper serving 
Nevada's large and rapidly-growing Hispanic population. He currently 
serves as Chairman of the Board of KDOX 1280 AM, a Spanish-language 
local radio station.
  He has served as founder, vice president, and president of the 
National Association of Hispanic Publications from 1997 to 2000. In 
2002, Mr. Escobedo was named ``Hispanic of the Year'' by the Latin 
Chamber or Commerce and was included as number 23 of the list of ``25 
Most Influential Persons'' in the city by ``Las Vegas Life'' magazine. 
In January 2003, he also became a member of the Board of Directors of 
Sunrise Hospital.
  Madam Speaker, I am honored to pay tribute to Edmundo ``Eddie'' 
Escobedo, Sr. I would like to congratulate Eddie and his family, 
including his wife of over 43 years, Maria, his four children, and his 
nine grandchildren. I applaud Eddie on his leadership and congratulate 
him on this much deserved recognition of having a middle school named 
in his honor by the Clark County School District.

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