[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8696]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         REMEMBERING AMIN DAVID

  (Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor 
a friend, a role model, a mentor, Mr. Amin David. He passed away in his 
home on May 21 of this year at the age of 83. He was an immigrant from 
Mexico, and his life quickly became the epitome of the American Dream. 
He came here to California, ended up being an entrepreneur and owning 
businesses and being such an integral part of Orange County, 
California.
  He founded, with others, in 1978, a group called Los Amigos of Orange 
County, whose motto was ``We love to help''--``Nos gusta ayudar.'' And 
help they did, no matter what. Whoever came before their Wednesday 
morning meeting every week would get help.
  He also helped a marginalized community. In a very volatile time in 
Orange County, the change of diversity was happening. He sat on the 
Orange County Human Relations Commission and on the Anaheim Planning 
Commission, and he was an active member of the police chief's advisory 
council and helped to foster dialogue between the police and our 
community.
  He fought for marginalized communities and called out prejudices like 
Islamophobia and anti-Semitism. He is survived by his wife and his four 
children. I am proud to have called him a friend.

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