[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 143 (Tuesday, August 11, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E748]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   HONORING GERALDINE GONZALES-ROMERO

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                            HON. JOE NEGUSE

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, August 11, 2020

  Mr. NEGUSE. Madam Speaker, the country has lost a beloved community 
member in Denver, a matriarch of the Chicano Movement.
  Geraldine Gonzales-Romero, known as Jerry, was born in Brighton, 
Colorado in 1931, and married Rudolfo Corky Gonzales in 1949. Jerry was 
part of the Romero family, one of the oldest families in the San Luis 
Valley, an area of Colorado from which my own wife's family originates. 
Jerry and Corky had eight children, 19 grandchildren and 26 great 
grandchildren, many of whom have followed in the footsteps of Jerry and 
Corky with their own advocacy, activism, and public service.
  A true American hero, Jerry was a giant whose sacrifices and 
relentless pursuit of equality paved the road for so many of us who 
stand here now. Commemorations of her family include the Rodolfo 
``Corky'' Gonzales branch of Denver Public Library which opened 2015.
  As a nation we once again find ourselves in a critical moment in the 
struggle for equity and justice, and it is people like Jerry Gonzales-
Romero who inspire us with her life-long work on behalf of her 
community.
  I thank Ms. Gonzales-Romero for her endearing spirit and example.

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