June 20, 2003 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 15663 Rather, the best example of true community has paved the way for future generations to loss was a sudden and tragic one for all of is shown by Marquette County’s programs that come. He is truly one of the best in San us—we lost an inspirational leader. This up- help people live happy, productive and en- Diego. I offer my congratulations to him on coming Sunday, June 22, 2003, we will have gaged lives, supported by and supporting their being honored at the ‘‘Sixth Annual Commu- an opportunity to remember Lloyd and honor neighbors. Marquette County’s richness in nity Tribute Banquet.’’ his life when the community gathers to break these efforts made it possible for this small, f ground for The Lloyd Monserratt Pleasant thinly populated piece of God’s Country to be House, a transitional living program designed named an All-America City in its very first at- TRIBUTE TO STEVE MOORE to prevent foster youth from becoming home- tempt. less by providing them with a stable and se- I have co-sponsored a House Concurrent HON. SCOTT McINNIS cure environment; a fitting tribute to a great Resolution congratulating Marquette County OF COLORADO man. and all ten of the All-America cities for their ef- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES After 36 short but accomplished years of forts and successes. It is a small token of rec- life, Lloyd Monserratt is survived by his moth- Thursday, June 19, 2003 ognition for a very large effort. All of Marquette er, Olga Monserratt; his brother, Ernie County should be proud. Mr. MCINNIS. Mr. Speaker, it is my great Monserratt; his grandmother Consuelo I certainly am. I ask that my House col- privilege to stand before this body of Congress Recalde; and his fiance´, Michele Ramos. leagues join me in extending congratulations and this nation to pay tribute to Steve Moore, Lloyd was predeceased by his father, Carlos to Marquette County, a 2003 All-America City. a police officer from Grand Junction, Colorado, Monserratt. f whose optimism and courage have rightfully Those of us who are fortunate to have garnered him the Optimist Officer of the Year called Lloyd a friend remember him as a man A TRIBUTE TO DR. AL BEST Award. Steve has spent most of his adult life who had passion for life, as a gentle man, and serving his community, working with deter- as someone who was always there for you HON. BOB FILNER mination to protect his fellow citizens in Grand with an enormous smile and a warm embrace. OF CALIFORNIA Junction. He devoted his life to helping others in the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Steve has been involved in law enforcement greater Los Angeles area and across the Thursday, June 19, 2003 for 17 years, and has spent the last five with country. By using politics as a vehicle for Mr. FILNER. Mr. Speaker and colleagues, I the Grand Junction Police Force. Steve loves change, Lloyd labored tirelessly to empower rise to salute Al Best as he is being honored working as a member of the Motor Depart- poor and underrepresented individuals to work at the ‘‘Sixth Annual Community Tribute Ban- ment because he enjoys being around people together and make a difference in their own quet’’ on June 22, 2003. He is being recog- and spending his time outdoors. Fellow officer communities. Lloyd treated everyone with re- nized for his tireless activism and community Sergeant David Krouse, who describes Steve spect and made it his personal mission to pro- service on behalf of San Diego’s Gay and as an excellent officer, coach, co-worker, vide opportunities, training and jobs for youth. Lesbian community. friend, and father, nominated him for the Opti- Through his work and boundless love, Lloyd Al was born and raised in Colorado, was mist Officer of the Year. gave life to countless people. The lessons hired at the age of 18 by United Airlines, and When not protecting the streets of Grand Lloyd shared and example he set will continue in 1960 became United’s Regional Convention Junction, Steve volunteers his time to make a to live on—through the many family members, Representative. During this time, he received difference in the community. He is currently friends, young people, community activists and his BS degree at the University of Colorado. In developing a safe-driving program for local elected officials whose lives Lloyd touched— 1963, Al joined Frontier Air Lines as South- high schools in hopes of educating teens as long after he has left us. west Regional Manager, based in Albu- they take the wheel. In an effort to improve Mr. Speaker, on behalf of all who loved and querque, and two years later, he was named community safety, Steve instructs traffic viola- respected him, we respectfully submit into the to the New Mexico State Aviation Board. He tors in a program called Traffic School. When CONGRESSIONAL RECORD the following tribute received his Masters’ Degree from the Univer- not teaching Traffic School, Steve spends to Lloyd Monserratt, shared by his family at sity of New Mexico and his Ph.D from New much of his time with teenagers, and relishes his funeral on January 18, 2003, at All Souls Mexico State University. the positive impact he makes on their lives. Church in Alhambra, CA. When Al first arrived in San Diego in 1975, With a role model like Steve, teens become Los Angeles has lost an angel—Lloyd he immediately became active in the commu- confident in their ability to make the right Monserratt, altar boy, eagle scout, soccer choice the first time. coach, umpire, community organizer, chief nity by volunteering and raising money for out- of staff, and young political leader. standing organizations such as The Center Mr. Speaker, I am honored to stand before Lloyd Monserratt, the child of Carlos and and the Metropolitan Community Church. He this body of Congress and this nation today to Olga Monserratt, was born on December 3, was one of the founders of Stepping Stone, a pay tribute to Steve Moore. His hard work and 1966 at California Hospital in Los Angeles, non-profit alcohol and drug recovery agency. determination in the Grand Junction commu- California. A love and respect for the com- In 1979, he made history by being the first nity have helped create safer streets and munity was instilled in Lloyd early in life. openly gay person to run for the San Diego smarter students. Steve certainly deserves the As a 9-year old, Lloyd attended his first pro- respect and admiration of this body and it is test alongside his father in his hometown of City Council. Even though he was largely out- Alhambra. spent and outraised by his opponents, he fin- clear he is deserving of the Optimist Officer of Lloyd was born to lead; he ran his first po- ished 5th out of 11 in the campaign. the Year Award. Thank you, Steve, for your litical campaign while in the seventh grade In 1985, Al became the first president of the outstanding service to the community. where he was successful in getting himself Harvey Milk Democratic Club. In 1989, he was f elected to be All Souls Elementary School the first openly gay person appointed to San Student Body President. As a boy scout, he Diego’s Equal Employment Opportunity Com- IN HONOR OF MR. LLOYD reached the rank of Eagle Scout with Boy mission. He was also a member of Mayor MONSERRATT Scout Troop #203, and while in college Lloyd became one of the few Latino USAC Presi- Maureen O’Connor’s Violent Crime Task dents at UCLA. An active member of the Force. In 1990, he was the first openly gay HON. XAVIER BECERRA University of California Student Associa- person sworn into the San Diego Civil Service OF CALIFORNIA tion, he organized students across the state. Commission and became its first openly gay IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Lloyd was a role model. He was an altar president in 1992. In 1993, he was a co-chair boy at All Souls Church. He was a member of Thursday, June 19, 2003 for the Human Rights Campaign milestone several of All Souls’ sports teams. He played March on Washington. He currently serves as Mr. BECERRA. Mr. Speaker, we, Ms. ROY- T-ball, little league, and West Valley AYSO soccer. Lloyd was the assistant coach of his Vice Chairman of Something Special Food BAL-ALLARD, Ms. SOLIS, and myself, rise today brother Ernie’s soccer team. He later became Pantry, a volunteer organization that distrib- with emotions mixed with fond memories and a little league umpire for several years for utes food to men, women, children and fami- profound sadness to pay tribute to a dear West Alhambra Little League. As an All lies who have HIV/AIDS. friend and people’s champion, Mr. Lloyd Souls Panther, Lloyd earned MVP honors for Dr. Al Best has set an outstanding prece- Monserratt. Six months ago, on January 9, ‘‘B’’ basketball and took his team to the city dent for gay and lesbians in San Diego and 2003, Lloyd unexpectedly passed away. His championship.

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In 1998, Imari President, and as a MEChA leader and co- ican slave descendants for that painful period Obadele and two other people filed a claim founder of MEChA class. in history that some people want to forget, but that slavery was worse than Japanese intern- Lloyd was the community. He created the should always remember. ment and blacks should be paid. Their claim Parents Institute while working for Los An- ‘‘Reparations are payments to repair or right was turned down. The judge ruled against geles School Board Member Vicki Castro, the wrongs of past injustices. African-Ameri- them, Chief Judge Lawrence Baskir of the and designed the National Association for cans are owed reparations because of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims wrote ‘make no Latino Elected and Appointed Officials work and pain that they had to endure during mistake, the plaintiffs have made a powerful (NALEO) national program for newly elected and after slavery. Reparations have been and appointed officials. Widely respected and case for redress that could form the basis of around since emancipation. A form of repara- future legislation providing for reparations for admired by all who met him, Lloyd gave peo- tions was the idea of 40 acres and a mule. ple the tools to change their lives. He made slavery.’ In the late 1990s, President Clinton a difference in the lives of youth, seniors, This was the idea that all slaves would receive played with the idea of reparations and an and residents across the state. A community 40 acres and mule after slavery to get them apology, but he rejected it. organizer and political veteran, he managed started for their own lives. Slavery and its ben- ‘‘Every year, the government does nothing and directed political campaigns from San efactor, the white masters hurt black Ameri- to help out and further the idea of reparations, Diego to San Francisco and beyond. As a cans. To this day, black Americans are living but one city is making a change toward the Latino Campaign Director for the Demo- the legacy of slavery. In slavery, if blacks were better. Last year on October 2, 2002, history cratic Congressional Campaign Committee, to refuse to work or proceed to run away, they was made in Chicago. The Chicago Council he led all six of his congressional candidates were punished. The form of punishment was to victory simultaneously. As a chief of staff passed a law called the Slavery Era Insurance almost always beatings or being whipped. Disclosure. This law was the first one of its to Los Angeles City Councilman Nick Slavery was a horrible time for the black race, Pacheco, he impacted countless people kind for a well known city. With the law, before there were 250 years of pain and labor with across the eastside and northeast Los Ange- they do business with the city, companies will no compensation for it and that is not fair. les. Lloyd can be remembered as a have to disclose their ties with slavery. This Slavery was, ‘America’s Black Holocaust.’ Be- motivator, a peace keeper, a visionary, and a law could affect anyone’s company who can cause of the effect slavery has brought on to gentle man. Lloyd was the heart of the dis- trace their ties back to slavery. Here in Cleve- trict, and the heart of Councilman Pacheco’s African-Americans, blacks deserve to be com- land, NAACP president George Forbes wants office. He was the visionary, the mover, the pensated. After all, everyone else has. motivator and the implementer. ‘‘In 1987, people began to hear the word to have that same law passed here. His pro- Lloyd made a lasting impact on everyone reparations a lot, but the discussion was not posal wasn’t asking for money, but as he he met. Lloyd accomplished more in 36 years directed towards benefiting African-Americans. states, ‘We’re not advocating reparations, we than many others accomplish in three life- Instead, the United States government passed just want to discuss it. We want to take it out times. Lloyd was a leader of his generation. of the emotional context and show how slav- We will miss him greatly. a law to conduct a national apology to Japa- nese-Americans and to pay them $20,000 ery goes into all corners of Cleveland life.’ Mr. Speaker, the voice of family always apiece for their internment during World War Many people are advocating and pushing the speaks with conviction and from the heart. II. The Japanese-Americans are not the only need for reparations, because so many people The sentiments expressed by Lloyd’s family ones who received reparations. Last year, Eu- need them. are also ours. We, too, know them to be true. ropean insurance companies were allowing ‘‘Some people might raise the question, ‘is We wish to thank Father Richard Estrada of Holocaust survivors to apply for reparations; black poverty the legacy of slavery?’ Well it is. Jovenes, Inc., for our newly named The Lloyd $275 million are being split up into accounts. After slavery, African-Americans had to start Monserratt Pleasant House. June 22 offers us Of this, 100 million will be for expenses and their lives from scratch and they were poor another chance to commemorate the life of other 175 million will be available for Holo- and uneducated. So the cycle continues from our friend Lloyd Monserratt. caust survivors and charities. This agreement one generation to another. The poverty rate is Mr. Speaker, we ask that all of our col- will be fully enforced at the end of next year. higher for African-Americans than for other mi- leagues join with us today to salute Mr. Lloyd Seven-thousand, eight-hundred forty-four peo- norities. The rate has stayed the same since Monserratt and honor his life. He will forever ple have made claims for Holocaust repara- the last census. Twenty-two point seven per- remain in our thoughts. tions in Germany and 18,200 people have cent of African-Americans are living in poverty. f made claims in other European countries. While the poverty rate for whites is 7.8 per- Israel Singer, the chairman of the World Jew- cent. Black people still suffer from economic, TRIBUTE TO CAMILLE FIELDS ish Congress stated, ‘this is a great victory for political and social falls from slavery. Martin J. justice. This is part of a massive effort at res- Katz, author of The Economics of Discrimina- HON. STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES titution that is very late, but fortunately not too tion says, ‘Whites will be allowed to retain an OF OHIO late for hundreds of thousands of Holocaust advantage, which they did not earn and blacks IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES survivors still alive, many of whom are in great will continue to lag behind as a result of acts which, although they may not be amenable to Thursday, June 19, 2003 need.’ Jewish and Japanese people have been compensated for the past injustices done documentation, no one denies were performed Mrs. JONES of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, on Sat- against their religion and race, so many Afri- in contempt of individuality. Racism has made urday, June 14, 2003, at the NAACP Freedom can-Americans are raising the question, ‘Why race relevant to productivity. Treating race as Fund Dinner in Cleveland, OH, Camille Fields, haven’t I been compensated for slavery?’ So if it were irrelevant will not help to make it any the daughter of Helen and Darryl Fields and as a result many African-Americans go to less relevant.’ Slavery’s everlasting mark is the granddaughter of Mary and George court. black poverty, so therefore, because of slavery Forbes, President of the Cleveland Chapter of ‘‘Reparations Activist Deadria Farmer- and its dent on society, African-Americans de- the NAACP, delivered the following address: Paellman has been the spokesperson for Afri- serve reparations. ‘‘Imagine 250 years ago: you must get up at can-Americans who are suing various corpora- ‘‘The saying ‘let bygones be bygones’ is 5:00 a.m. to go to the fields and farm. After tions for their part in slavery. She files lawsuits often referred to the subject of reparations and farming, you go home at about 7 or 8:00 p.m. against companies and as Paellman states, slavery. The excuses include ‘it ended 140 Can’t imagine it? Well this was the normal life ‘These are corporations that benefited from years ago before any of us were born,’ or of an African-American slave during the ante- stealing people, from stealing labor, from ‘There’s nothing I can do about it; my family bellum period. Day in and day out, African- forced breeding, from torture, from committing never owned slaves.’ But did people say that Americans worked harder than anyone of us numerous horrendous acts and there’s no rea- in 1987 when the government had to pay Jap- will probably ever know. Enslaved in the slave son why they should be able to hold onto as- anese Americans? Would anyone say, ‘I was trade, black slaves brought to the Americas sets they acquired through such horrendous never really there when the Japanese were in- spent their days working, picking cotton, farm- acts.’ terned, so why should I have to pay them.’ I

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