[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 126 (Tuesday, September 25, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1727]
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        TRIBUTE TO MARGARET ANSLEY OF SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA

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                             HON. JOE BACA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 25, 2001

  Mr. BACA. Mr. Speaker, it is with great joy and personal pride that I 
give tribute to a great American, Margaret E. Ansley of San Bernardino, 
California on the occasion of her 100th birthday.
  The history of one person can be a deep sea of history, as is the 
case with Margaret. Margaret was born in 1901 Norwalk, Connecticut. The 
daughter of Hungarian immigrants, Margaret grew up in Connecticut and 
moved to San Bernardino, California in 1926 with her husband Alex. Like 
many others of that simpler and more dedicated time, she commuted to 
work from Connecticut to New York City everyday. When she moved to 
California, Margaret and her sister Anne ran a grocery store in San 
Bernardino next to the Santa Fe Railroad. Unfortunately, in 1933 her 
husband Alex passed away from tuberculosis, but she remarried in 1936 
to Howard Ansley. Together Margaret and Howard bought some land in 
Bloomington to grow grapefruits and raise a family. Since then, she has 
been a loving wife, active member of her parish, and a good citizen. 
Margaret and I attend Saint Catherine of Sienna Catholic Church on 
Sundays. I've gotten to know this wonderful lady over the years and I 
can say without a doubt, Margaret is one of the most decent and fine 
examples of our community.
  Margaret lives in the Inland Empire to this day. She is an active and 
distinguished California resident that has brought credit and 
distinction to her family. It is because of her legacy of commitment to 
our region and the value of hard work that she has demonstrated every 
day of her life, that I pay homage and tribute to this wonderful woman.

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