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On the recordJuly 13, 2022
Madam Speaker, today, I rise to honor and celebrate the life of my constituent, Juan Carlos Reynaga. Juan was 17 years old; he was a lineman for Anaheim High School varsity football team, and he was keeping his grades up. He wanted to become a certified crane operator after graduating from high school. Sadly, last Friday, after working his late-night shift at Walmart, when he was walking home, a car drove up; two individuals in the car asked him: Are you a gangbanger? And he said: No, I am not a gang member. They shot him in the back, anyway, killing him. Juan was a hardworking, honest young man. He was looking for the American Dream and working hard to achieve the American Dream. Sadly, his life was taken from him by gangbangers. My heart goes out to his family. As the father of four, I can't imagine the pain and the grief of losing your child to a senseless gang shooting. Juan, thank you for giving us so much in your very short life. Go Colonists. ____________________
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Jose Luis Correa
Democratic · California

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