[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 2 (Friday, January 5, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E23]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         IN CELEBRATION OF ERMA CRAVEIRO TROWE'S 90TH BIRTHDAY

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                             HON. JIM COSTA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, January 4, 2007

  Mr. COSTA. Madam Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the 90th birthday 
of Ms. Erma Craveiro Trowe, a wonderful friend and loving community 
member.
  Erma's life story is quite fascinating. She was delivered by her 
grandmother on January 8, 1918 in Lanare, California. She was a 
graduate of Caruthers High School and California State University 
Fresno, formerly known as Fresno State College. Upon the completion of 
her studies, she pursued a successful career as a teacher at Madison 
Grammar School, Ahwahnee Middle School and St. Anthony's School in 
Fresno, California.
  On February 21, 1938 Erma married Joe Craveiro. Their home was in 
Fresno's Kearney Park neighborhood, where they raised their four 
children: Audrey, Jerry, Bob and Thomas. They also operated a dairy and 
grew alfalfa, cotton and sugar beets.
  Aside from her commitments to her family, career and the ranch, Erma 
has a lifelong involvement in various community activities. She is a 
member of the Fig Garden Women's Club, served as a Cub Scout Mother, 
and volunteered on the Parent Teacher's Association (PTA). Erma was 
also instrumental in the development of the Houghton-Kearney Elementary 
School.
  Further, Erma has been a very dear friend to the Costa family. She 
was my belated mother's best friend and actually drove her to the 
hospital at the time of my birth.
  Erma's life has been an exceptional role model for all women. She 
attained a higher education degree, had a career in an important field, 
is a person who has demonstrated endless devotion to her family and has 
cared deeply about the welfare of her community. It is for these 
reasons that I join Erma Craveiro Trowe's family and friends in wishing 
her a blessed 90th birthday and continued health and happiness in the 
years to come.

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