In addition. Officer Kabick has numerous personal and unit awards including the Coast Guard Commendation Medal. two Coast Guard Achievement Medals and four Commandant Letter of Commendation Ribbon bars. Chief Warrant Officer Kabick leaves the Key West community with his wife Maritia and his two sons. where he will be best remembered for his work with hurricane and disaster preparedness. and for his efforts to ease the painful transition of the large number of Cuban immigrants. Perhaps no part of the Key West populace will miss Officer Kabick more than his numerous friends in the CubanAmerican community. to whom he has dedicated a great deal of his life. Officer Kabick was one of the founders of Hogar de Transito Para Los Refuglados Cubanos. an organization founded in the wake of Hurricane Andrew Independently of the Coast Guard and the Immigration and Naturalization Service [INS] to establish a halfway house for the many Cuban immigrants that arrived in Key West in August and September of 1992. Because of Andrews devastation to the greater Miami area. INS notified the Coast Guard that all Cuban immigrants would be sent to Key West. creating a nearly overwhelming situation for USCG Group Key West. Officer Kabick was able to acquire support from local Key West church groups. World Relief. Inc.. and Community Relations Services [CRS] to establish an organization capable of accepting Cuban immigrants from group Key West and later placing them in the south Florida community. With the help of CRS. Officer Kabick was able to furnish the halfway house with used equipment.
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