[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 61 (Wednesday, May 17, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E743]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   IN LOVING MEMORY OF ADOLFO RIBERA

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                             HON. JOE BACA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 16, 2000

  Mr. BACA. Mr. Speaker, it is with much sadness that I inform my 
colleagues of the passing of a great individual, a person who graced 
our world and our lives with so much love and compassion and family 
value.
  Adolfo Ribera, the husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, 
passed away on May 12, 2000 in Barstow, California. He was 76 years of 
age. Born in Walfenburg, Colorado and raised in Ribera, New Mexico and 
husband of Aurelia Ribera.
  He was a member of the St. Joseph's Catholic Church, a WWII Veteran 
in the Philippines, worked for the Santa Fe Railroad for thirty one 
years and a former member of the Sheet Metal Workers Union. He was an 
avid baseball player and known as an outstanding softball fast-pitch 
player. He and I were teammates and the teams we played on won many 
league championships. We played for the City's Softball Fast Pitch 
League in Barstow, California.
  Adolfo lived a full and a very fulfilling life, a life graced by his 
wife, whom they were blessed with eight children: Ralph, Veronica, 
Elizabeth, Adolfo, Frances (deceased), William, Tina; and also blessed 
with twenty-two grand children, nine great grand children. These 
children brought tremendous joy and inspiration into his life.
  He is survived by one brother: Eddie, and his brothers who are now 
deceased are: Hilario, Trinidad, Joe. Survived by four sisters: Mary, 
Eloisa (daughter is Barbara married to Congressman Joe Baca), Piedad, 
Theresa and Frances who is now deceased.
  Adolfo was and remains so much a tremendous person in our thoughts 
and in our memories. We appreciate so much and will long remember the 
many good and positive things he brought to his family and lives that 
he touched.
  I join with Adolfo's friends and family members in honoring such a 
truly remarkable and outstanding person, a husband, father, grand 
father, great grandfather and to all those who loved him.
  He was a strong person, the backbone to his family. He possessed 
honesty, strength, leadership and courage. He was considered a true 
friend in every sense of the word.
  I join with all of those who loved Adolfo Ribera in extending our 
prayers to the family and hope that they find peace and comfort during 
this time of sorrow.
  A Rosary will be cited at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, May 15, 2000, 
7:00 p.m., 505 E. Mt. View, Barstow, California. The funeral will be at 
9:00 a.m. also at the church.

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