[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 97 (Friday, July 1, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1223]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     HONORING ANNE LUCILLE CAPRARA

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                            HON. JEFF DENHAM

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, July 1, 2011

  Mr. DENHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to acknowledge and honor Anne 
Lucille Caprara, 102, of Gonzales, who passed away peacefully at her 
home Wednesday, June 22, 2011. She was born January 11, 1909 in 
Salinas. She was a member of St. Theodore's Catholic Church and Pro 
Ticino of Northern California. Anne always said, ``You're ok as long as 
you can still get out of bed,'' and she was able to do that until days 
before her passing. She was born in Salinas, but was a lifelong 
resident of Gonzales. She graduated in 1927 from Gonzales High School 
where she was recently honored for being the longest living alumni.
  She met and married a dashing young man from Switzerland, Victor 
Caprara. They had three children. Anne was a devoted wife and mother. 
Being a homemaker was her priority in life. The ``famiglia'' loved 
having their family and friends gather around their table, enjoying 
conversation and eating delicious food which Anne enjoyed preparing. 
Roasting chestnuts was a must during the holidays.
  She and her husband traveled to Switzerland twice to meet Victor's 
family and visit her relatives in Canton Ticino. Her parents were also 
Swiss immigrants. They looked forward to the annual Swiss Picnics and 
dancing to Swiss polkas. Anne's family wishes to express their deepest 
gratitude to her kind and very caring care-givers, Margaret and Leticia 
and her long time physician, Dr. Christine Ponzio. Anne was preceded in 
death by her husband, Victor Caprara in 1973; mother, Angelina Sgheiza; 
father, Valentino Sgheiza; sisters, Corina Tomasini, and Alice Berry; 
brother, Leo Sgheiza; granddaughter, Lorelei Ann Farmer; and grandson, 
Michael Dennis Farmer.
  She is survived by her daughters, Loraine Farmer and Dolores (John) 
Billman both of Salinas; son, Dennis (Janice) Caprara, of Gonzales; 
grandchildren, Robert Lee Farmer, John ``Bowdie'' Billman, Bren 
Billman, Anne Marci, Brian Caprara, Leslie Lombardi, and Sheri Hayes, 
17 great-grandchildren and several devoted nieces and nephews.

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