[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 86 (Wednesday, June 9, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1045]
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               TRIBUTE TO MRS. DOROTHY ELIZABETH MLADINOV

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                             HON. JOE BACA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 9, 2010

  Mr. BACA. Madam Speaker, I stand here today to honor and remember a 
loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, friend and respected citizen, 
Mrs. Dorothy Elizabeth Mladinov.
  Dot, as she was affectionately known, passed away peacefully in her 
home from Acute Myeloid Leukemia on May 14, 2010.
  The daughter of Johan and Julia Dobias, she was born in Chicago, 
Illinois, on December 13, 1939.
  Dot was an 11 year survivor of breast cancer. After beating the 
disease, she became an avid walker in support of the Susan G. Komen for 
the Cure Foundation.
  Dot had recently retired after working 20 years as a surgery 
technician at the San Antonio Community Hospital of Upland, California.
  Upon moving to Upland in 1968 to raise her family, she quickly became 
involved in local organizations such as youth sports, the PTA, and Girl 
Scouts.
  Dot is mourned by her high school sweetheart turned husband of 49 
years, Dr. Joseph Mladinov Jr.; her three children and their spouses, 
Joseph Mladinov III and Aries, Cyndi Mladinov and Tynan Schmidt, Chris 
Mladinov and Anne Kim; her 6 grandchildren Jake, Keaton, Vincent, 
Joseph IV, Jonco and Genevieve; two sisters, Dolores and Judy; and many 
nieces, nephews and friends.
  In lieu of flowers, donations have been requested to be made to the 
Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation, in Dottie's name.
  Let us take the time to pay tribute to this wonderful woman. The 
thoughts and prayers of my wife Barbara, my family, and I, are with her 
family at this time.
  Madam Speaker, let us pay our respects to Dorothy Elizabeth Mladinov. 
Let us celebrate the life she lived and her positive impact on the 
lives of everyone she touched.

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