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Jesus G. "Chuy" Garcia Democrat
“I am honoring the life of Raul Munoz. He owned Taquerias Atotonilco and helped build the Mexican culture and community in Little Village.”
“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of Raul Munoz, a beloved community member, entrepreneur, and cultural steward whose work contributed to my community’s gastronomic richness. Raul helped make Little Village the vibrant center of Mexican culture and community that we know today. He first became connected to Taquerias Atotonilco while delivering ingredients in the early 1970s, eventually purchasing the restaurant and ensuring its authentic flavors remain a part of 26th Street, cementing it as one of Little Village’s most enduring institutions. Raul’s legacy is more than his restaurant. It is about family, hard work, and the enduring connection between heritage and community. Raul showed that even when people leave their homeland, we never leave our culture behind. We carry it with us and root it in our communities just like Raul did. Mr. Speaker, my thoughts are with Raul’s family and loved ones. May he rest in peace, and may his legacy live on in the community he helped build.”
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Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of Raul Munoz, a beloved community member, entrepreneur, and cultural steward whose work contributed to my community’s gastronomic richness. Raul helped make Little Village the vibrant center of Mexican culture and community that we know today. He first became connected to Taquerias Atotonilco while delivering ingredients in the early 1970s, eventually purchasing the restaurant and ensuring its authentic flavors remain a part of 26th Street, cementing it as one of Little Village’s most enduring institutions. Raul’s legacy is more than his restaurant. It is about family, hard work, and the enduring connection between heritage and community. Raul showed that even when people leave their homeland, we never leave our culture behind. We carry it with us and root it in our communities just like Raul did. Mr. Speaker, my thoughts are with Raul’s family and loved ones. May he rest in peace, and may his legacy live on in the community he helped build.