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January 11, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E33 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS

RECOGNIZING DR. DAVID AGUILAR, Congresswoman , Con- Los Angeles County Fire and Sheriff’s Depart- ARBUTINA FOR HIS SERVICE TO gresswoman NANETTE BARRAGA´N, Congress- ments to distribute toys and goodies to Nor- TYRONE REGIONAL HEALTH man , Congresswoman JULIA walk Youth and Families throughout the NETWORK AND COMMUNITY BROWNLEY, Congressman , Christmas and holiday season. This award MEMBERS IN THE CENTRAL Congressman TONY CA´RDENAS, Congress- winning program has been imitated by numer- REGION woman , Congressman LOU ous cities and has provided countless families CORREA, Congressman , Congress- with extra Christmas spirit for decades. HON. BILL SHUSTER woman , Congressman MARK In recognition for his business acumen and OF PENNSYLVANIA DESAULNIER, Congresswoman , community service, Napolitano was appointed IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Congressman , Congressman to the state Senate Insurance Com- , Congressman , mittee Advisory Commission on Small Busi- Thursday, January 11, 2018 Congressman , Congresswoman ness in 1988. He served for several years ad- Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to , Congressman , Con- vising on the effects of insurance industry recognize David Arbutina, MD, FACS, Found- gressman , Congresswoman practices on small businesses. He left the er and Medical Director of Tyrone Regional , Congressman JERRY MCNER- commission upon the election of his wife Health Network’s Breast Cancer & Women’s NEY, Congresswoman , Grace to the California State Assembly in Health Institute. Congressman , Congress- 1992. Dr. Arbutina is a board certified general sur- woman , Congressman SCOTT Frank Napolitano was the constant protector geon with a focused area of expertise in PETERS, Congresswoman LUCILLE ROYBAL- and provider for his large combined family breast cancer surgery. He is a Fellow in the ALLARD, Congressman , Congress- which today has grown to four generations in- American College of Surgeons and a retired woman LINDA SA´NCHEZ, Congressman ADAM cluding children, grandchildren and great Colonel of the Air Force. SCHIFF, Congressman , Con- grandchildren, also his son Louis Napolitano During his military career, Dr. Arbutina gresswoman , Congressman of New York. Frank was the bedrock of contin- served at bases in , Congressman , uous support for his beloved wife throughout and California. He served as Chief of Congressman MIKE THOMPSON, Congress- her career that began with service on Norwalk Surgery and Chief of Hospital Services in woman , Congressman JUAN City International Friendship Commission, later Japan at Misawa Air Base. He also served as VARGAS, and Congresswoman MAXINE elected to the Norwalk City Council, the Cali- the Commander of the second largest depart- WATERS, to honor the extraordinary life of fornia state Assembly and for the past twenty ment of surgery in the Air Force at Travis Air Frank Napolitano, husband of U.S. Congress- years as a Member of the U.S. House of Rep- Force Base. woman GRACE FLORES NAPOLITANO and long- resentatives serving for ten terms in Congress. Dr. Arbutina is a nationally recognized edu- time Norwalk community leader and activist. Today, The California Democratic Congres- cator and leader in surgery. Since 1988, he Frank Napolitano was born and raised in sional Delegation salutes and honors an out- has dedicated his career to the treatment of New York City, where he spent his formative standing husband, father and civil servant, Mr. breast cancer and has personally treated over years, before military service and moving to Frank Napolitano. We will join all of Frank’s 1,000 breast cancer patients. California. He was a successful chef, res- loved ones in celebrating his incredible life. He As Medical Director of the Breast Cancer & taurateur and businessman for over two dec- will be deeply missed. Women’s Health Institute, he has provided ades. He met and later married the former f educational programs in the community and Grace Flores Musquiz in 1982 and began a authored articles on breast health and breast KAZAKHSTAN’S ROLE IN GLOBAL post-business career as a prominent commu- AND REGIONAL SECURITY cancer topics to educate community members nity volunteer and philanthropist. and raise breast health awareness. Frank Napolitano rose to become a highly Dr. Arbutina is recognized for his unwaver- recognized leader with the City of Norwalk HON. ing commitment to educate women on breast where he served for many years as Chairman OF COLORADO IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES health issues and provide guidance to em- and member of the Senior Citizens Advisory power them with the knowledge they need to Commission; he was designated Citizen of the Thursday, January 11, 2018 make the right decision regarding their care. Year by the Norwalk Community Coordinating Mr. BUCK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to rec- f Council; and prior to that served on the city ognize the important role Kazakhstan plays in PERSONAL EXPLANATION Parks and Recreation Commission. He also ensuring regional and global security. served as an officer and member of several Since declaring its independence from the civic and fraternal organizations including the former Soviet Union in 1991, Kazakhstan has HON. Norwalk Knights of Columbus as a Fourth De- shown its leadership in nuclear disarmament OF WISCONSIN gree Member and the Norwalk Lions Club as by working with the United States to eliminate IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES a Melvin Jones Award recipient. regional nuclear weapons stockpiles. From the Thursday, January 11, 2018 It was during these many years that he closure of the Semipalatinsk Test Site in 1991 Mr. KIND. Mr. Speaker, I was unable to worked tirelessly on several important commu- to the opening of Kazakhstan’s Nuclear Secu- have my votes recorded on the House floor on nity benevolent projects including distributing rity Training Center in 2017, the country has Wednesday, January 10, 2018. Had I been thousands of turkeys and food baskets to fam- demonstrated its leadership in strengthening present, I would have voted in favor of S. 140. ilies in need during the holiday seasons. He international security through promoting non- was instrumental in organizing many commu- proliferation in the region. f nity carnivals and fairs on behalf of the city Kazakhstan’s commitment to nuclear secu- HONORING THE LIFE OF FRANK and service organizations at the City Hall rity extends past non-proliferation, as the NAPOLITANO Lawn to raise much needed funds for their country also promotes safe nuclear power to community projects. support the needs of the international commu- HON. Frank’s commitment to community service, nity. The U.S. recently supported OF CALIFORNIA led to his most significant and long-lasting pro- Kazakhstan’s offer to host the world’s first low- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES gram, the Norwalk Santa’s Sleigh Foundation. enriched uranium bank, which will help to Together with Norwalk Mayor Luigi Vernola guarantee that all nations have an energy Thursday, January 11, 2018 and Vernola’s daughter Lisa Salas, they co- source for peaceful civilian nuclear power. Af- Ms. LOFGREN. Mr. Speaker, I rise, along founded the annual Santa’s Sleigh visitation fordable energy is a prerequisite for mod- with my colleagues, Congressman PETE program in 1989 in cooperation with the City, ernization in Central Asia, and future access

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