[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 15]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 20476]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  HONORING THE MEMORY OF OSCAR OLCHYK

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                        HON. ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 30, 2009

  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Madam Speaker, I would like to take this 
opportunity to honor the memory of one of my fellow South Florida 
constituents, Oscar Olchyk. Oscar passed away peacefully on Thursday, 
July 23 at the age of 82, surrounded by his loving family.
  Oscar spent his life completely and wholeheartedly dedicating himself 
to his family, including his wife of 50 years, Marta, his children, 
Sonia and Samuel, his grandchildren, Abram and Ross, his brother 
Bernardo, and his sister Mary. He also held an immense devotion for his 
mother and father-in-law, his daughter-in-law, Debbie, and his brother-
in-law, Boris.
  Born in Havana, Cuba in 1927, Oscar spent his first 33 years in Cuba, 
where he became a Certified Public Accountant and a Professor of 
Accounting at the University of Havana. It was also in Cuba where he 
met the love of his life, Marta, and where they were married and 
started a family together. Oscar and Marta, along with their son 
Samuel, fled Cuba for a new life in the United States after the Castro 
takeover.
  Oscar spent most of his life in Dallas, Texas, where he continued to 
raise a family with his wife. In addition to his family, he devoted 
himself to pursuing a higher education, serving his community, and his 
accounting practice. Oscar and Marta spent the last decade enjoying 
their retirement in beautiful South Florida and near their family. They 
both had the opportunity to travel around the world and spend their 
50th anniversary with their grandson, Abram.
  My greatest sympathy goes to all of his loving family and friends 
whom he treasured so deeply throughout his life.

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