[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 12365-12366]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                RECOGNIZING THE LIFE OF FLORENTINO DURAN

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                           HON. HENRY CUELLAR

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 28, 2017

  Mr. CUELLAR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commemorate the life of 
Florentino ``Tino'' Duran.
  Born and raised in San Antonio, Florentino Duran was an accomplished 
man. He persevered and managed to become Student Corps President, an 
ROTC Colonel, and editor of his high school newspaper. After high 
school, he served four years in the United States Air Force. Once he 
finished his service, Mr. Duran attended St. Mary's University and 
received a bachelor's degree in political science and a master's degree 
in public administration.
  Mr. Duran worked in a variety of capacities after graduating college. 
He served as executive assistant to both Mayor John Gatti and the 
Lyndon B. Johnson Administration. He also worked as executive director 
of the Bexar County Department of Housing, President of the National 
Association of Hispanic Publications of the United States (NAHP) and 
Vice President of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of San Antonio.
  Later in Mr. Duran's career, he became general manager of a Dallas 
newspaper known as ``El Sol de Tejas''. He then became CEO and 
president of the ``Hispanic Informer''. In 1989, Duran and his loving 
wife Millie reintroduced the newspaper ``La Prensa'' as a bilingual 
publication reporting on San Antonio and the Hispanic community.
  Mr. Duran's successful career brought numerous recognitions, 
including the 2002 Media

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Award, presented by the San Antonio Police Association; the 2006 
Community Service Award from the San Antonio-Norte Chamber of Commerce; 
and the 2005 Henry B. Gonzalez Public Service and Integrity award, 
presented by the Department of Public Administration of San Antonio 
College.
  Mr. Speaker, I am honored to have the opportunity to recognize and 
honor the life of Florentine Duran of San Antonio.

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