[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 151 (Tuesday, October 11, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1809]
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                    IN RECOGNITION OF MARJO RIVINIUS

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                         HON. DENNIS A. CARDOZA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 11, 2011

  Mr. CARDOZA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize MarJo Rivinius in 
the event of her retirement after thirty-eight years of dedicated 
service as Association Executive for the Lodi Association of Realtors.
  MarJo was born and raised in Gackle, North Dakota. Her parents owned 
a local grocery store where she worked while growing up. MarJo attended 
local schools and graduated with a teaching degree from Jamestown 
College in North Dakota. She moved with her parents to the Santa Rosa 
area after college and got her first teaching job in Potter Valley.
  MarJo married her high school sweetheart, Dennis in 1960. Dennis was 
in the Navy and stationed in Florida where she joined him after they 
were married. This was an eye opening experience for a girl from North 
Dakota. She learned about southern food, grits and segregation.
  MarJo and Dennis moved to Lodi in 1961, where they have lived for the 
past 50 years. Over the years, MarJo has been involved in many 
activities associated with their two daughters, Pam and Denise. She is 
a past Campfire Girls Leader, 4-H Project Leader and also served on the 
original Lodi-Tokay Band Review Committee. She is a long-time member of 
Emmanuel Lutheran Church where she serves on the Finance Committee. 
MarJo is also an enthusiastic supporter of her five grandchildren's 
activities.
  MarJo went to work for the Lodi Association for Realtors in 1974, 
where she has served as the Association Executive for the past 38 
years. She has participated in the Association Executive's Committee 
for the California Association of Realtors during that time. MarJo has 
served the Association with the utmost of integrity and 
professionalism.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join me in honoring MarJo 
Rivinius for her dedication to the Lodi Association of Realtors and our 
community as a whole.

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