[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 21 (Thursday, March 5, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E305]
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                         TRIBUTE TO LINDA LOPEZ

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                           HON. ANNA G. ESHOO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 5, 1998

  Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Linda Lopez, a 
dedicated community leader who is being honored as an inductee into the 
San Mateo County Women's Hall of Fame.
  Linda Lopez is an exemplary community volunteer who learned the value 
of service from her mother and sisters, activists in local church and 
school affairs, as well as the Chicano civil rights movement. Ms. Lopez 
is President of the Board of La Raza Centro Legal and has been a leader 
in helping to unionize employees with the Service Employees 
International Union. She was a founder of the North Fair Oaks Economic 
Development Organization, now the Community Council, which assists 
North Fair Oaks residents in presenting issues of importance to their 
community to the County Board of Supervisors. Ms. Lopez also was 
involved in founding the Fair Oaks Clinic. She uses her bilingual and 
community outreach skills with compassion and generosity, and is a 
devoted single mother of three sons.
  Mr. Speaker, Linda Lopez is an outstanding citizen and I salute her 
for her remarkable contributions and commitment to our community. I ask 
my colleagues to join me in honoring and congratulating her on being 
inducted into the San Mateo County Women's Hall of Fame.

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