[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 55 (Thursday, April 14, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E724-E725]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




RECOGNIZING VICENTE D. ADA ON BEING NAMED THE 2011 U.S. SMALL BUSINESS 
  ADMINISTRATION'S JEFFREY BUTLAND FAMILY-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS OF THE 
                             YEAR FOR GUAM

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                       HON. MADELEINE Z. BORDALLO

                                of guam

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 14, 2011

  Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Mr. Vicente D. 
Ada for many years of outstanding business leadership and contributions 
to our island community. Mr. Ada is the founder of Ada's Mortuary, 
Inc., a family-run funeral service on Guam. His company was recently 
named the 2011 U.S. Small Business Administration's Jeffrey Butland 
Family-Owned Small Business of the Year for Guam.
  In 1972 Mr. Ada founded Pacific Funeral Home, which was renamed Ada's 
Mortuary, Inc. in the mid-1990s. Under his leadership, the mortuary has 
grown from a small, home-based business with limited inventory into a 
full-service operation that provides funeral services for more than 300 
families on Guam every year. Throughout its history and growth, Mr. Ada 
has maintained Ada's Mortuary as a family-run business--with many of 
his children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and their spouses 
getting their first real-work experience there. Mr. Ada has 
successfully guided Ada's Mortuary from a small, family-run, operation 
into Guam's most successful funeral service business.
  Mr. Ada has been actively involved in public service to our nation 
and on Guam. He is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and a former Senator 
in the 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th Guam Legislatures. Mr. Ada has also 
focused his business to supports youth development by participating in 
school-to-work programs, which allows youth to gain work experience at 
the company. Ada's Mortuary also provides caskets and funeral services, 
at no cost, to certain religious orders, unborn children, and families 
who cannot afford to bury their loved ones.
  I congratulate Vicente Ada on being named the U.S. Small Business 
Administration's Jeffrey Butland Family-Owned Small Business of the 
Year for Guam. I join the people of Guam in commending him on this 
award and thanking him for his contributions to our community.

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