[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 7588]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 HONORING THE BROADCASTING CAREER OF PEDRO GARCIA AND HIS CONTRIBUTION 
                            TO THE COMMUNITY

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                          HON. JOHN B. LARSON

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 6, 2010

  Mr. LARSON of Connecticut. Madam Speaker, I rise today to commend 
Pedro Garcia for his 40 years of service to Connecticut and Puerto Rico 
as a broadcaster and sports commentator in these communities. On May 9, 
2010, Mr. Garcia will deservedly be recognized by community leaders in 
Connecticut for his outstanding career and service to others.
  Born in Patillas, Puerto Rico, Pedro Garcia comes from a humble and 
hardworking family, including his parents Irene Cruz and Enrique 
Garcia, and his fourteen brothers and sisters. While Mr. Garcia's 
parents and four of his siblings remain in Puerto Rico, the rest of his 
family lives in my home State of Connecticut.
  Pedro Garcia is widely known throughout the world and respected for 
his professionalism and tremendous talent as a broadcaster and sports 
commentator. He first endeared himself to the Connecticut region in his 
work for WEHW in Windsor, CT beginning in 1968 and for WLVH in 
Hartford, CT in 1970. He then went on to WLIY and WNEL in Puerto Rico 
before returning to Connecticut to work for WRYM in Newington for the 
past two and a half decades.
  In addition to his broadcasting career, Mr. Garcia has a long history 
of involvement in the community. He has served as the Master of 
Ceremonies for the Puertorriquen Parade in Connecticut and worked with 
former Connecticut State Representative Maria Sanchez to address the 
needs of the Latino Community. I also commend Mr. Garcia for his 
important work with other countries, such as Colombia, the Dominican 
Republic, and Peru, where he reported on education, health, sports and 
politics.
  Pedro Garcia has touched many lives and is especially loved for his 
sense of humor and compassion toward others. I commend him for his 
outstanding career and service to the Greater Hartford and Puerto Rican 
communities.

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