[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 100 (Tuesday, July 7, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1651]
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          THE 100TH BIRTHDAY OF MR. JESUS GONZALEZ VILLAGOMEZ

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                         HON. SOLOMON P. ORTIZ

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 7, 2009

  Mr. ORTIZ. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Mr. Jesus 
Gonzalez Villagomez, who celebrated his 100th birthday on May 5, 2009, 
surrounded by family, friends and loved ones.
  Mr. Villagomez was born on May 5, 1909, in Villa Morelos, Michoacan, 
Mexico, to a ranching and farming family--Telesforo and Antonia 
Gonzalez Villagomez.
  When he turned 18, he migrated to the United States entering at the 
Port of Brownsville in Brownsville, Texas, and a few years later 
returned to Mexico where he met and married his lifelong companion and 
wife, Mariana Aguillon Villagomez. Mr. Villagomez and his wife returned 
to the United States and settled in Fargo, North Dakota.
  He joined the United States Army at Kelly Air Force Base in San 
Antonio, Texas, during World War II and was honorably discharged. Mr. 
Villagomez would go on to make a name for himself holding positions 
with the Union Pacific Railroad and the Armour Meat Packing Company in 
Fargo, North Dakota, where he retired from.
  He is fluent in English and Spanish and has a true love and passion 
for education. He has a son, Jesse Villagomez, Jr., of Ft. Worth, 
Texas, and a daughter, Maria Antonieta Villagomez, of Corpus Christi, 
Texas, as well as four grandchildren and three great grandsons.
  Mr. Villagomez's hobbies include: gardening, cooking, reading, 
dancing, and traveling.
  Today, I ask that my colleagues join me in celebrating the 100th 
birthday of Mr. Jesus Gonzalez Villagomez who has lived a happy life 
surrounded by family, friends and loved ones.

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