Mr. Speaker. I rise today to recognize the exemplary life and career of George Kubota. Sr.. as well as the lives and careers of his sons Herb Kubota and George Kubota. Jr. After decades of service as both small business owners and public servants. we celebrate and reflect upon their positive impact in Pend Oreille County. Washington. George Kubota. Sr. was born in Japan in 1886. As a young man. he immigrated to the United States and settled in the small northeast Washington community of Newport. Washington. where he opened the first laundry in the area. His business. Kubota Steam Laundry. primarily served the mining. logging. milling. and railroad industries.
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