Connie Morella: “H.R. 4831, as amended, designates the post office located at 2339 North California Avenue in Chicago, Illinois…”

“H.R. 4831, as amended, designates the post office located at 2339 North California Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, presently known as the Logan Square Post Office as the Roberto Clemente Post Office. Roberto Clemente was born in 1934 in Carolina, Puerto Rico, the son of a foreman of a sugar cane plantation and grocery store operator. He played softball as a youngster, and then he played with the professional major league caliber team until 1953 when his .356 batting average came to the attention of the Brooklyn Dodgers. The Dodgers gave Roberto a bonus and sent him to the Montreal Royals, ordering that he should not be played lest another team draft him. He was, however, drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates after an observant Pirate scout spotted him. Roberto Clemente played for several years as their star outfielder until 1972 when he met his untimely and tragic death when he was only 38 years old.”