[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 61 (Thursday, April 26, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E675]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




RECOGNIZING TOVE E. ESTABROOK ON RECEIVING THE 2012 GUAM BUSINESSWOMAN 
                 OF THE YEAR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

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                       HON. MADELEINE Z. BORDALLO

                                of guam

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 26, 2012

  Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commend and congratulate 
Mrs. Tove E. Estabrook on being awarded the 2012 Guam Businesswoman of 
the Year Lifetime Achievement Award. Tove Estabrook is the proprietor 
of Tove's Flower Shop.
  Ms. Estabrook was born in Haderslev, Denmark on August 28, 1935, and 
she moved to Guam in with her late husband, Fred Estabrook. For 44 
years, Tove has dedicated her career to providing Guam residents with 
unique and creative floral designs, and for more than 30 years she has 
been a business owner as the chief executive officer and proprietor of 
Tove's Flower Shop. Her business has become a mainstay for floral 
arrangements and event consultation on Guam, and she continues to grow 
and expand the services and product offering she provides.
  Tove also uses her talents to help various community organizations by 
making monetary and in-kind floral contributions to their causes. She 
also delivers weekly floral donations to the Carmelite Sisters' Chapel, 
San Vicente and San Roque Catholic Church, Our Lady of the Waters 
Church, the Blessed Sacrament Chapel at the Dulce Nombre de Maria 
Cathedra-Basilica, and the Bayview Baptist Church.
  Tove Estabrook has dedicated her career to building a successful 
self-owned business, and she serves as a positive role model for 
businesswomen on Guam. I join the people of Guam in thanking her for 
her many contributions to our community, and I wish her continued 
success in the years to come.

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