January 27, 1998 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E7 TRIBUTE TO THE HONORABLE The 1970 Federal Clean Air Act, the creation TRIBUTE TO STEVE SOUTH JOHN E. MOSS of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and reform of the nation's anti-monopoly laws, HON. BOB FILNER HON. ROBERT T. MATSUI to name but a few. OF CALIFORNIA OF CALIFORNIA Mr. Speaker, since Congressman Moss' IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES passing, tributes have come forth from Presi- Tuesday, January 27, 1998 Tuesday, January 27, 1998 dent Bill Clinton, former President and Mrs. Mr. FILNER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Mr. MATSUI. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay trib- Jimmy Carter, and countless other prominent honor Mr. Steve South, the outgoing President ute to a former member of this body, my men- Americans and Sacramentans. His passion of the National City Chamber of Commerce in tor and predecessor in this House, The Honor- and drive in defending the First Amendment, National City, California, located in my Con- able John E. Moss. As Congressman Moss is advocating consumer and environmental pro- gressional District. Mr. South, the Vice Presi- memorialized today in the city which be rep- tection, and looking after the needs of his Sac- dent and Chief Operating Officer of EDCO resented so well, I ask all of my colleagues to ramento constituency has cemented his leg- Disposal Corporation, a waste collection and join me in saluting his remarkable career in acy as one of this century's great legislative recycling company, served as President of the National City Chamber Board of Directors dur- public service. leaders. On a personal note, as my friend and ing 1997. Throughout the twenty-six years he rep- mentor is eulogized today, I ask all of my col- resented the Sacramento area in this House, During that year, his leadership led to many leagues to join with me in honoring this great successful accomplishments and many ``firsts'' he served with distinction as an effective and and caring husband, father, and legislator. compassionate champion for his constituents. for the Chamber. The first New Member Ori- entations were established, and a new ``Busi- As a skillful legislator, he played a key role in f shaping and passing some of this century's ness Forum'' section of the Chamber news- great legislative achievements, all the while letter was implemented. His leadership also RECOGNIZING THE CHANNAHON spearheaded new levels of membership in the keeping the interests of his district at the fore- PARK DISTRICT front of his concerns. Chamber. Corporate, student and friendship Born in the state of Utah in 1915, John levels were established to broaden the scope Moss' family moved to Sacramento, California HON. JERRY WELLER of the Chamber's ability to recruit new mem- in 1923. There, he went to school and married bers. Jean Kueny in 1935. The couple would have OF ILLINOIS Also for the first time in Chamber history, an ad hoc Strategic Planning Committee was es- two daughters. After serving in the Second IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES World War, Congressman Moss was a busi- tablished to begin developing a vision for the nessman, but he soon heard the call to serve Tuesday, January 27, 1998 Chamber of Commerce. The goals of this in the public sector and he won a seat in the committee are to update the Chamber's mis- California State Assembly in 1948. Mr. WELLER. Mr. Speaker, it is with great sion and to plan the direction of the Chamber Just four years thereafter, at the age of thir- pride that I rise today to recognize the and the economic development of National ty-three, John Emerson Moss was elected to Channahon Park District in Channahon, Illinois City into the 21st Century. the House of Representatives, a position he for winning the 1997 National Gold Medal Mr. South initiated a student and parent rec- would fulfill admirably for the next twenty-six Award. This award acknowledges excellence ognition program with the National School Dis- years. One of Congressman Moss' first orders in parks and recreation administration for trict. A campaign was also established to pro- of business was to persuade then-President agencies serving populations of less than mote the positive assets of National City by Harry S. Truman to approve the construction 20,000. developing a promotional media kit, ``Good At- tributes in National City: Community, People, of a dam along the American River at the What makes this award special Mr. Speak- town of Folsom, just east of Sacramento. In a Business and Schools.'' Mr. South also sup- er, is the fact that the judges for the National sign of his political prowess, Congressman ported the building of coalitions with other Gold Medal Award are park officials from Moss was able to successfully lobby the White community groups and initiated the Chamber's throughout the nation who consider agency House to support this important project. support of the National City Collaborative and His other early achievements included win- programs, quality of facilities, future planning the National City Boys and Girls Club. His ning federal support for the Sacramento Air- and community involvement in selecting award commitment to a safer National City was dem- port and the surrounding military bases. John winners. So as you can see Mr. Speaker, this onstrated by his support of the establishment Moss steadfastly represented and served as is an award that is not only judged by peers of the Senior Volunteer Patrol, a partnership an advocate for a great cross-section of Cali- in the field, but, by some of the most re- between the City of National City and the fornians living in Sacramento, regardless of spected park administrators from around the Chamber of Commerce. party affiliation or political persuasion. Yet his country. In these and many other ways, Steve South commitment to the needs of his district never has worked tirelessly to improve the quality of The Channahon Park District has had a life for the residents of his city. His dedication overwhelmed his core devotion to civil and proud history of community service over the human rights, and to truth in government. is to be admired, and I am pleased to recog- last 25 years. Growing out of a volunteer effort nize his contributions to the entire community From 1955 until 1966, John Moss devoted of local residents, the Channahon Park District much of his time in this House to winning pas- of National City with these remarks in the U.S. and it's staff are a national model for excel- sage of the Freedom of Information Act. His House of Representatives. lence in recreation, environment, and commu- crusade to create and enact a law which f nity programs. would allow for a more open, understanding, COMMENDING THE AMERICAN and responsible government was perhaps his The residents of Channahon and the entire HEART ASSOCIATION greatest achievement in Congress and would Eleventh Congressional District have always earn him the title of ``Father of the Freedom of enjoyed the fine programs and facilities main- HON. BENJAMIN A. GILMAN Information Act.'' tained by Channahon Park District's award OF NEW YORK By the early 1970s, he had risen to the winning team. From board members and staff, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES leadership of the House, serving as high as right down to part time volunteers, the Tuesday, January 27, 1998 deputy majority whip under both Congressmen Channahon Park District team understands Carl Albert and Hale Boggs. At this same the meaning of community, and extends it's Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Speaker, this year we will time, as the Watergate saga began to unfold programs to every sector of the local popu- not only commemorate the month of February and the U.S. involvement in Vietnam wound lation. as American Heart Month, but we will also cel- down, John Moss served as one of the great ebrate the 50th anniversary of the American consciences of the House, always calling for Mr. Speaker, I salute the hard work of the Heart Association as a national voluntary greater government accountability and respon- men and women of the Channahon Park Dis- health agency. siveness to the concerns of the people. trict, and I know I speak for all of the residents Every 34 seconds, someone in our country As his career concluded in 1979, Congress- of the Village of Channahon when I say con- dies of cardiovascular disease or stroke. Car- man Moss could look back and see a great gratulations on winning this award and job well diovascular disease, the leading killer of Amer- string of legislative and political achievements: done. icans, claims as many lives as all other

VerDate 20-JAN-98 06:53 Jan 28, 1998 Jkt 059061 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\CRI\E27JA8.REC pfrm04 E8 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks January 27, 1998 causes of death combined. The number of enthusiastic, persistent, compassionate, and become a nationally-recognized leader in pre- these deaths has drastically declined due to highly self-motivated. These traits have earned serving and promoting the Japanese American the hard work of the American Heart Associa- him the respect and admiration of his peers, heritage. She helped create and plan an ex- tion, over the last fifty years. With more than which is the ultimate compliment in any field. hibit at the Smithsonian Institution about the 4.2 million volunteers, the American Heart As- Congratulations to Detective Brown for his internment and she authored a book on the sociation spends more than $100 million a commitment to his community and his work to subject. Mary also launched an important ef- year to reduce disability and death from car- keep our neighborhoods safe. fort to catalogue and preserve Japanese diovascular disease and stroke through re- f American artifacts, personal histories, and search, education, and community services. photographs with the creation of the Japanese The research supported by the AHA has TRIBUTE TO MARY TSURUKO American Archival Collection at California helped to increase our knowledge of the ef- TSUKAMOTO State University, Sacramento. fects of diet, exercise, smoking and drug Her activism in these areas, and reputation therapies on heart disease and stroke. New HON. ROBERT T. MATSUI as a national leader in the fight to provide res- surgical techniques, such as the use of artifi- OF CALIFORNIA titution to the Japanese Americans who were cial heart valves, have dramatically reduced IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES forcibly relocated during the Second World the death rates of children suffering from con- Tuesday, January 27, 1998 War, brought her back into the classrooms of genital heart disease over the last forty years. Sacramento area schools as a unique source The AHA has also helped to establish coro- Mr. MATSUI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to of historical information for our community's nary care units in most of our nation's hos- pay tribute to an educator, activist, and leader students. In conjunction with the Florin Chap- pitals, thereby providing specially trained per- of national prominence: Mary Tsuruko ter of the Japanese American Citizens sonal and electronic equipment to monitor and Tsukamoto. Mrs. Tsukamoto passed away on League, Mary set out to retell the glorious and treat heart attack patients. The Nobel prize January 6, leaving a tremendous legacy as a sometimes painful history of Japanese Ameri- has been awarded three times to researchers teacher, activist, and hero to countless Ameri- cans in the twentieth century U.S. funded by the American Heart Association. cans. Today, in Sacramento, California, she Yet Mary Tsukamoto's activist endeavors The American Heart Association trains 6.4 will be fondly remembered at two separate were not limited solely to the imprisonment million Americans a year in emergency train- memorial services. issue. She also found time to lead Jan Ken Po ing programs. The AHA also provides profes- The child of immigrants from Okinawa, Mary Gakko, a group which preserves the Japanese sional education; equipping physicians and Tsuruko Dakuzaku was born in San Francisco heritage in the United States. Her involvement nurses with information on a variety of topics, in 1915. Her family moved to the Florin area in this organization enhanced her already re- including how patients can control their blood just south of Sacramento in 1925. There, she markable pursuits in putting together lectures, cholesterol levels. attended segregated schools. By the begin- creating displays, and writing about the intern- With 50% of American children overweight ning of World War II, she has married the man ment of Japanese Americans. and 50% of adults not exercising regularly, the with whom she would spend the next six dec- By the early 1990's Mary Tsukamoto's AHA's public education programs are vitally ades, Alfred Tsukamoto. In 1942, along with achievements were gaining recognition important. Programs such as providing heart their five year old daughter, Marielle, the throughout California. In 1992, a new elemen- health education materials for students in kin- Tsukamotos were among the more than tary school was named after her in the Vin- dergarten through 12th grade, teaching em- 10,000 Japanese Americans interned in gov- tage Park area of South Sacramento. In May ployees about heart health at their places of ernment camps around the U.S. of 1997, she was named a ``Notable Califor- work, and teaching people how to cook using After the end of World War II, the nian'' by the California State Senate and State AHA's dietary guidelines, provide Americans Tsukamotos returned to Northern California. Al Capitol Museum, making her the second per- with potentially lifesaving skills and informa- took a job at the Sacramento Army Depot, son to ever receive this high honor. Last Sep- tion. while Mary began her vocation as a teacher in tember, she was presented with the California The American Heart Association reaches 1950. It was in her role as educator that Mary Asian Pacific Sesquicentennial Award for all of seven million people a year with its message Tsukamoto first began to touch the lives of so her accomplishments in the Asian/American of cardiovascular health. Accordingly, I urge many in the Sacramento area. Her unique community. my colleagues to join in commending the tire- ability to connect with young people became Mr. Speaker, as Mary Tsukamoto is eulo- less efforts of the AHA over the last fifty years the trademark of her teaching career at four gized today by her many friends and admirers, and in designating February as American different elementary schools until her retire- I ask all of my colleagues to join me in paying Heart Month. ment in 1976. tribute to this extraordinary activist, teacher, f But Mary's retirement from teaching in the and powerful leader. Her impact on our na- Elk Grove, California School District was just tional heritage and the very fabric of who we NORTH MIAMI POLICE DEPART- the beginning of the most influential period of are as a country will be felt for many genera- MENT 1997 OFFICER OF THE her life. Her family's forced internment during tions to come. I salute her personal strength YEAR DETECTIVE JEROME World War II had left a profound mark on her and determination in educating her fellow citi- BROWN personal and political beliefs. Fueled by the in- zens, pursuing justice, and promoting the her- justice of the imprisonment of Japanese Amer- itage of all Japanese Americans. HON. CARRIE P. MEEK icans, Mary launched a courageous crusade f OF FLORIDA to right this national wrong. A CENTURY OF INDEPENDENCE IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES In the 1980's Mary joined the fight in sup- port of a national apology and reparations for Tuesday, January 27, 1998 the Japanese Americans interned during HON. BOB FILNER Mrs. MEEK of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise World War II. These efforts included testifying OF CALIFORNIA today to bring to the attention of my col- before a congressional committee about the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES leagues the outstanding example of honor and lasting negative impact that the imprisonment duty shown by the North Miami Police Depart- had on Japanese Americans throughout our Tuesday, January 27, 1998 ment's 1997 Officer of the Year, Detective Je- nation. Without her steadfast and vocal cham- Mr. FILNER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to rome Brown. Chosen by a committee of his pionship of this legislation, the Civil Liberties recognize the beginning of a year-long cele- peers, he is a fitting choice. Act of 1988, including an apology and repara- bration of the centennial of Philippine inde- Detective Brown was twice named Officer of tions, would never have become law. pendence. June 12, 1898 is the day the Phil- the Month during 1997: once for his work in On a very personal note, Mary's friendship ippines gained its independence from SpainÐ apprehending the armed robber of a local and support during this often difficult legisla- and June 12th is celebrated in the Philippines business; and once for the arrest of five of- tive battle was invaluable to my colleagues as Independence Day by order of President fenders in an armed robbery. Detective and I as we fought for the reparations bill. I Diosdado Macapagal. Brown's reputation is for being tireless in pur- will always value the unique perspective, en- This year, in the Philippines and in the nu- suing suspects and clearing by arrest a high couragement, and dedication she offered merous Filipino-American communities in the number of his cases. throughout this important effort. United States, lengthy celebrations are being Throughout his 27-year career, he has re- By the time President Reagan signed the prepared that will occur throughout the entire peatedly been described by his superiors as Civil Liberties Act of 1988 into law, Mary had year. In my hometown of San Diego, a civic

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