[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 51 (Monday, March 25, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E342]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              HONORING VERNA MUSTICO AS WOMAN OF THE YEAR

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                           HON. MIKE THOMPSON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 25, 2019

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor 
Verna Mustico, whom I have named the 2019 Woman of the Year in Solano 
County, California. Woman of the Year recognizes women who have made 
important contributions to California's 5th Congressional District in 
Arts and Culture, Professional Achievement, Entrepreneurship and 
Innovation or Community Service.
  Ms. Mustico has been dedicated to our community for over 60 years. 
She has served as the Chair of the Board of the Vallejo Chamber of 
Commerce. During her tenure she helped establish a new headquarters 
downtown and started the Leadership Vallejo Program. The Chamber was 
also awarded several awards under her leadership. Ms. Mustico assisted 
the Salvation Army with finding a Vallejo location and opening a soup 
kitchen. Ms. Mustico led the effort to build a helipad at Sutter Solano 
Medical Center. She organized our community to raise $250,000 for the 
project. She was also instrumental in the successful $500,000 
fundraising campaign for the East Wing expansion of the Medical Center. 
Most recently, Ms. Mustico worked to rename the main post office in 
Vallejo after Janet Capello, her longtime friend and a prominent 
Vallejoan.
  Ms. Mustico has participated on numerous boards and received many 
awards for her selfless service. She is a past president and a member 
of the Vallejo Rotary Club, which awarded her Rotarian of the Year. She 
is also the past president and a member of the Vallejo Symphony 
Association Board. Ms. Mustico is a lifetime member of the Solano 
Association Board of Realtors and serves on the Scholarship Committee. 
She has also been honored by the California State Assembly for her 
professional and civic achievements.
  Ms. Mustico was born in Oklahoma and moved to San Diego at the age of 
four. She moved to Vallejo in 1951 and began her career at the Coca 
Cola Bottling Company and Staats & Bell Furniture. She is the Broker 
and Owner of Mustico Realty in Vallejo, a successful real estate 
company that she founded. She was married to Peter Mustico, with whom 
she has two daughters, for 58 years. She has five grandchildren and 
nine great-grandchildren.
  Madam Speaker, Verna Mustico is an incredible member of our community 
whose tireless work throughout her career has benefited the women 
throughout Solano County and California. Therefore, it is fitting and 
proper that we honor her here today.

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