[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 5]
[House]
[Pages 6386-6387]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING SYED HASAN-ASIF

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, it gives me a sad opportunity to rise 
to acknowledge the loss of one of Houston's distinguished citizens--not 
only Houston, but recognized in places far away from this great 
Nation--Mr. Syed Hasan-Asif, a great leader and the father of a 
wonderful family, sons, and many extended family members. I am saddened 
that this great man has been lost, but I offer the words:

       Do not fear and do not grieve but receive good tidings of 
     Paradise, which you were promised.

  This gentleman leaves his wife, Tahseen F. Begun. But he was a great 
man that was a father to many. He was a businessman, trained his family 
to be able to be sharers of their opportunities that they had. And the 
prosperity that they were able to achieve they did not keep to 
themselves. He was a friend to many. He loved many. He stood strong. He 
took care of his family. He brought joy, and he was generous. I'm so 
very pleased that so many got a chance to know Mr. Syed Hasan-Asif and 
to know of his generosity and his spirit and to know that his reach was 
not only here in the United States, but also in faraway places.
  I offer to his family my deepest sympathy, my respect and admiration 
for having such a great leader in our community, who generated 
businesses and created an economic engine of opportunity wherever he 
was able to come. Now as he rests in peace, may it be, as I indicated, 
for us not to fear and not to grieve, but receive good tidings of 
Paradise, which you were promised. May blessings be upon him and his 
family.

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