Mr. Speaker. I rise today in recognition of Hector B. Fernandez. an ac.complished professional and model citizen of New York. It behooves us to pay tribute to this outstanding man and I hope my colleagues will join me in recognizing his impressive service. Hector B. Fernandez was born in the Dominican Republic to Mercedes and Benjamin Femandez. At the age of 7. his family immigrated to the United States and settled in the borough of Manhattan. New York. He was reared in a traditional Latino home where hard work and education is valued and rigorously enforced. Mr. Fernandez received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Metropolitan College of New York and has over 25 years of professional experience with the New York City Health and Hospital Corporation and local notforprofit organizations.
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Generalization about Latino homes valuing hard work and education.