[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 3146]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




     TRIBUTE TO BEXTON PLACE AND THE RETIREMENT HOUSING FOUNDATION

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                        HON. CHARLES A. GONZALEZ

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, March 7, 2012

  Mr. GONZALEZ. Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in 
recognizing Bexton Place Apartments in my district in San Antonio. 
Bexton Place is a member of the Retirement Housing Foundation, and they 
will join in celebrating the foundation's fifty years of service to the 
community on March 13, 2012.
  The Retirement Housing Foundation is a non-profit organization of 159 
communities in 24 States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. 
Virgin Islands, providing housing and services to more than 17,000 
older adults, low-income families, and persons with disabilities.
  Throughout the past fifty years the foundation has fostered an 
environment in which team members work to make life better for 
thousands of San Antonians. This pinnacle achievement speaks to both 
the past laurels and future service of Bexton Place. Bexton Place 
strives to provide all persons with quality, affordable housing so that 
San Antonio families do not have to sacrifice paying the rent for other 
basic necessities.
  The noble mission of the Retirement Housing Foundation is as 
important today as it was fifty years ago. Its impact on our 
communities cannot be overstated. I would again ask you to congratulate 
Bexton Place and the Retirement Housing Foundation on their fifty years 
of ensuring that low-income families and individuals have acess to 
quality housing.

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