[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 128 (Wednesday, July 30, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1609]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   HONORING JOSE AND FELICE ZAMORA FOR THEIR 50TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

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                             HON. JOE BACA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 30, 2008

  Mr. BACA. Madam Speaker, I rise today in honor of two great 
Americans, Jose and Felice Zamora, beloved parents, grandparents, and 
friends on the occasion of their fiftieth wedding anniversary.
   Jose and Felice--known to all as Tony and Phyllis--first met in the 
spring of 1958. They met at a Los Amigos dance at Barstow High School. 
After dating for only four months, they were married on August 29, 
1958. Tony proposed to Phyllis in between innings of a baseball game he 
was playing in. She happily accepted. The two were married in a small 
private ceremony attended by close friends and family.
   After renting a house for a year, Tony and Phyllis bought a house in 
Barstow, the same house they still reside in today. Tony started work 
as a bus boy at the Bun Boy restaurant in Barstow. He eventually worked 
his way up to chef, while Phyllis was a homemaker. In 1967, Tony 
started working as a warehouseman at the Marine Corps Logistics Base 
and stayed there until retiring in 1996. Phyllis began working as a 
housekeeper at a local hotel, and would continue for 20 years.
   On July 16, 1959, the Zamoras were blessed with their son, Victor 
Anthony. On October 10, 1967, the Zamoras celebrated the birth of their 
daughter Donna Lynn. On October 19, 1981, Tony and Phyllis had their 
second daughter, Crystal Ann.
   Family has always been the focus of the Zamora's life. And they have 
been blessed with six grandchildren. They have four granddaughters--
Kristina Victoria Zamora, Heather Marie Zamora, Ciera Ariel Taylor, and 
Cienna Faith Davis. They also have two grandsons, Sebastian Antonio 
Taylor and Simon Antonio Taylor. In addition, they now have three 
great-grandsons and a fourth on the way. Children have always been a 
big part of Tony and Phyllis' lives, and since 1959, the sound of kids 
at play has filled their house in Barstow.
   Growing up with Tony, we played fastpitch softball together for many 
years. He was a great second baseman and I feel fortunate to have such 
wonderful memories of our days together, all of the great tournaments 
we used to play in as part of the same team and our young days spent in 
the sun.
   Having known the Zamoras nearly all of my life, I would like to 
extend my heartiest congratulations on their fiftieth wedding 
anniversary. On behalf of my wife Barbara, my family and I, 
felicidades, and may you have many more years of happiness. God bless 
you.

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