[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 11122]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  HONORING LONG-TIME LABOR LEADER, ACTIVIST AND UCLA SCHOLAR MR. JOHN 
                                DELLORO

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                             HON. JUDY CHU

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 17, 2010

  Ms. CHU. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize a great loss to our 
community, Mr. John Delloro, who passed on the morning of June 5, 2010, 
at the young age of 39. My heart goes out to his wife, Dr. Susan Suh, 
their two young children, Mina and Malcolm, and the rest of John's 
family and friends.
  Delloro was an extraordinary citizen, a powerful advocate for social 
justice in Los Angeles, our Nation and beyond. He helped improve the 
lives of many people in his short yet fulfilling life, becoming a 
nationally recognized labor leader, educator, organizer, teacher and 
mentor well before the age of 40.
  A Bruin through and through, John earned his master's degree in Asian 
American Studies and his bachelor's degree in Psychology at UCLA. He 
worked as a lecturer at UCLA's Asian Studies Department for three 
years, inspiring countless students to become involved and active in 
their community.
  During his tenure as a faculty member at Los Angeles Trade Technical 
College, Delloro helped groomed a new generation of union leaders, 
teaching classes in politics and labor, labor leadership and strategic 
planning for labor unions.
  John will always be remembered as a tireless advocate for working 
men, women and families. He served as manager of the southwest 
California area of the 90,000 member SEIU Local 1000, the Union of 
California State Workers and as staff director for the acute care 
hospital division of SEIU Local 399. He was a dedicated labor leader, 
spending countless hours organizing workers of all backgrounds, from 
cooks in Las Vegas to court employees in Los Angeles.
  He was also a leading advocate for his own Filipino American and APA 
community, co-founding the Pilipino Workers Center of Southern 
California and serving as National President of the Asian Pacific Labor 
Alliance, AFL-CIO, the largest and only national organization dedicated 
to representing the interests of Asian Pacific American working 
families.
  I urge all my House colleagues to join me in honoring my friend John 
Delloro for his remarkable service and contribution to our country. He 
has made a true impact on lives of many, and will be sorely missed.

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