[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 11209-11210]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               HONORING THE LIFE OF ARMANDO J. MORA, JR.

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                        HON. GRACE F. NAPOLITANO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 26, 2014

  Mrs. NAPOLITANO. Mr. Speaker, it is with great sadness that I along 
with Rep. Linda T. Sanchez rise to honor the life of Armando J. Mora, 
Jr., a Santa Fe Springs City fireman who died of service related cancer 
on June 18th, 2014.
  Mr. Mora was raised in Santa Fe Springs and was proud to serve in the 
Fire Department of the city he loved. Mr. Mora came from a very 
distinguished family who have committed their lives to public service 
in Santa Fe Springs. His father Armando Mora, Sr. served on the City 
Council and was Mayor, and his brother Robert also serves in the Fire 
Department and is President of Local 3507 of the firefighter's union.
  Armando J. Mora, Jr. began his career in the fire service of the City 
of West Covina and was hired by the Santa Fe Springs Fire Department on 
January 20, 1981. He served with distinction for 33 years as a 
firefighter, and was known as an extraordinary man of great character 
and generosity to all in our community. We owe a great debt of 
gratitude to Mr.

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Mora because he knew the danger he faced every day on the job, but 
would not be deterred from his duties in protecting the people of our 
region.
  We extend our sincere sympathy to Mr. Mora's mother Alicia Mora, his 
loving and devoted wife Georgina Mora, his two children, Lauren and 
Anthony, stepson Jesse, two sisters Annie and Irene, his brother 
Robert, and to the extended Mora family and friends, including his 
brave brothers and sisters in the Santa Fe Springs Fire Department. We 
are all devastated by the loss of one so loved. We ask that our 
colleagues in the United States House of Representatives join us to 
honor this fallen hero who has made the ultimate sacrifice for our 
community.

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