[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 77 (Wednesday, June 6, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1024]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                  HONORING LEONOR VON WALDEGG DELGADO

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                        HON. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 6, 2001

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART. Mr. Speaker, I rise to congratulate Leonor Von 
Waldegg Delgado for her 96th birthday. Born on June 6, 1905 in Bogota, 
Colombia to Julian Delgado Mallarino and Mercedes Morales Rocha she 
celebrates a lifetime of achievements--the cornerstone of which is 
reflected in her loving family.
  She is the paternal grand-daughter of former Colombian Senator and 
Minister Evaristo Delgado and Susana Mallarino Cabal and the maternal 
grand-daughter of Julian Morales Quintero and Christina Rocha Caicedo. 
Her father, Julian Delgado Mallarino served as Colombian Minister of 
Public Instruction and her mother Mercedes Morales Rocha was known as a 
benevolent woman committed to helping children and the poor.
  Leonor was married on July 21, 1928 to Baron Herman Von Waldegg in 
Bogota at the Roman Catholic Church of Vera Cruz. Colombia's sitting 
President, Abadia Mendez was in the wedding procession and the 
reception followed at the Presidential Palace, La Casa de Narino. Baron 
Von Waldegg was a renowned archeologist featured in the May 1940 issue 
of the National Geographic magazine. He taught at Boston College in 
Massachusetts and Columbia University in New York and served as the 
Curator of Natural History in both Boston and New York.
  She comes from a large family. Her brothers include: Alvaro Delgado 
Morales, Carlos Delgado Morales, Enrique Delgado Morales, Julian 
Delgado Morales, Camilo Delgado Morales, Jaime Delgado Morales and 
German Delgado Morales. Her sisters include: Carolina Calle Mejia, 
Mercedes Gutierrez Rubio, Susana Arbelaez Manrique, Teresa Escruceria 
Mallarino, Ines Barbosa Manrique.
  She is the mother of Jimmy Von Waldegg and Teresa Uribe. She is the 
grandmother of Robert and Patty Dempster, Allen and Lisa Dempster, John 
and Fran Dempster, George D. Uribe II, and Sherry Arbelaez, Vicki Von 
Waldegg, Jaime Von Waldegg and the great-grandmother of Robbie 
Dempster, Jr., Dylan Dempster, Teddy Dempster, Becky Dempster, John F. 
Dempster II, Deanna Romero, Cheri Arbelaez and Daniel Evans Von 
Waldegg. She is the great-great grandmother of Sabrina Romero, Samantha 
Romero, Sierra Romero and James Arbelaez Tacconi.
  Today she celebrates an amazing life as well as an abundance of love 
for family, her faith in God and the legacy of integrity upheld 
throughout the generations. She instills a sense of responsibility and 
enjoys a rich cultural history. She has a winsome personality, a great 
sense of humor and an amazing ability to write and recite poetry.
  Mr. Speaker, I congratulate her on this special occasion and wish her 
a very happy birthday. I send my best to her family as they celebrate 
not only a birthday but also a legacy of a woman who will continue to 
live through the lives of her loved ones.

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