[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 84 (Monday, June 2, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E899]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   RECOGNIZING JOE AND CELIA SALAZAR

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                      HON. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM

                             of new mexico

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, June 2, 2014

  Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico. Mr. Speaker, I rise to 
recognize and commemorate the 70th wedding anniversary of Joe and Celia 
Salazar.
  On June 1, 1944, Joe and Celia began their wonderful journey 
together. At 7 a.m. at the Air Force Base Chapel in Pratt, Kansas, Joe 
and Celia married one another, cementing a lifetime of love and 
happiness that continues to live on seventy years later.
  The newlyweds did not have much time together once they said their 
vows; in early July, Joe was deployed in the Pacific, where he 
honorably served his country in World War II. During this separation, 
Joe and Celia committed themselves to one another, enduring one of many 
tests of their married life. After two long years, Joe and Celia 
reunited in Lamy, New Mexico, where Joe was introduced for the first 
time to his nine-month-old son, Johnny Carlos.
  Tragically, Carlos passed away on June 19, 1952, and while it was a 
devastating moment for this young family, they continued to build a 
lasting legacy. They bought their first home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, 
at 229 West DeVargas, and were blessed with two girls and a boy: Betty, 
Patricia, and Joe Jr. They traveled and visited every State in the 
contiguous United States, traversed across all of Canada, and embarked 
on trips to Europe. They explored the world and everything it has to 
offer, and yet, if you ask Joe and Celia, they will tell you that their 
favorite times and most meaningful conversations are the ones spent 
right at home, with family, in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
  I want to take a moment to recognize the Salazar's significant 
commitment to one another. After 70 years together, Joe and Celia 
continue to live a life full of joy and happiness. They serve as an 
inspiration, an exemplar of the power of marriage and the fulfillment 
that comes with 70 loving years of sacrifice and devotion.

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