[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 77 (Thursday, May 20, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E903-E904]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING MARILYN OLLER

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 20, 2010

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of 
Marilyn Oller for her dedicated service to her family and community. 
Mrs. Oller passed away on Sunday, April 18, 2010 surrounded by her 
family.
  Mrs. Marilyn Oller was born on October 26, 1939 to Ronald and Lois. 
She grew up in Palo Alto, California where she attended Notre Dame High 
School. Upon graduating from high school, she attended the University 
of California, Davis. While in college she met her future husband, Ben 
Oller.
  As a young woman, Mrs. Oller was a teacher and then became a domestic 
engineer. She was the owner of a dress store, ``Sweet Pea'', and later 
built homes in Madera, California. Over the years, Mrs. Oller was 
involved with countless community organizations including the Red 
Cross, Les Amis Guild, House of Hope, Evangel Home and the Amici Del 
Poverello Guild. She was instrumental in starting the Brunch for Elvis 
fundraiser for the Poverello House in Fresno, California. She was 
dedicated to helping those in need. Mrs. Oller also volunteered during 
my initial campaign and continued to volunteer, on a weekly basis, in 
my district office answering phones and keeping the staff up-to-date on 
the most recent celebrity news and movie reviews.
  Mrs. Oller had a wonderful sense of humor and loved to laugh. She was 
always the life of the party and was known for her many escapades. She 
loved entertainment news and gossip; she attended countless concerts, 
plays and weekly movies. Mrs. Oller was most known for her love and 
dedication to her family. She and her husband created a nurturing and 
loving home for their two children, and in her later years she found 
tremendous joy in her role as a grandmother to her three grandchildren.

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  Mrs. Oller is survived by her husband of forty-nine years; her 
daughter, Lisa and her husband Jay; her son, Marty and his wife Dianne; 
her sisters-in-law, Darlene and Shelly; her brother-in-law, Chuck; her 
grandchildren, Dyllan, Benjamin, and Mallory; and many cousins, nieces 
and nephews.
  Madam Speaker, I rise today to posthumously honor Marilyn Oller. I 
invite my colleagues to join me in honoring her life and wishing the 
best for her family.

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