[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 12]
[House]
[Pages 15821-15822]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              COMMEMORATING THE LIFE OF LEONARD ROTHSTEIN

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from 
New York (Ms. Meng) for 5 minutes.
  Ms. MENG. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commemorate the life of my 
constituent Leonard Rothstein, who passed away on September 16, 2016.
  Mr. Rothstein bravely served in the Korean war as a private first 
class, contributing to the war effort as a radioman. Mr. Rothstein was 
honorably discharged from the Army on October 23, 1953. He received a 
National Defense Service Medal, the Army Good Conduct Medal, the United 
Nations Service Medal, and the Korean Service Medal, with two Bronze 
Stars for his service. Mr. Rothstein took great pride in his service to 
our country and requested to be buried with his military medals. He 
received a military funeral at the Sinai Chapel in Fresh Meadows, 
Queens.
  After being discharged from the war, Mr. Rothstein brought his work 
ethic to Local Union 3 IBEW and the New York Hotel Trades Council as an 
electrician. Anyone would be proud to know someone as dedicated to 
their community as Leonard.
  Mr. Rothstein has been described as an unassuming, kindhearted person 
who rarely had a bad thing to say about anyone. He traveled with his 
wife, Gus, to every State in the Nation by bus, train, or plane since 
they didn't drive. Mr. Rothstein was beloved by his family, and is 
survived by his wife, his

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sister, his two sons, his five grandchildren, and great grandson.
  I am happy to stand here today as Mr. Rothstein's representative to 
express my gratitude for his bravery in service and his hard work as a 
union member. I urge my colleagues to join me in recognizing one of our 
Nation's veterans, and offering condolences to his family during this 
time.

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