[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 108 (Wednesday, June 21, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E593-E594]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     HONORING MRS. SUSAN SPANNAGEL

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                           HON. DOUG LaMALFA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 21, 2023

  Mr. LaMALFA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Mrs. Susan Spannagel 
and wish her a happy 100th birthday. Mrs. Spannagel is my Chief of 
Staff's Grandmother and former constituent of mine. She will celebrate 
her 100th birthday on June 22nd. Susan Spannagel was born June 22, 
1923, in Harvey, Illinois to Annie Inglis Wilson and George Drummond 
Wilson.
  Her parents immigrated from Glasgow to New York in 1923 and left for 
Harvey, Illinois after two weeks in America. Susan grew up in Harvey, 
Illinois and attended Whittier school until the completion of the 8th 
grade when they moved to Pacific Grove, California. She attended 
Pacific Grove High School and graduated in 1941 at the age of 18. After 
High School Susan then moved with her parents to South San Francisco 
where she lived and worked in the Post Office. During this time, a 
handsome sailor named ``Robert (Bob) Spannagel'' came into the post 
office to pick up the squadron mail and they became friends.
  After dating for a short while, Bob and Susan married in South San 
Francisco on April 8, 1944. Soon after their marriage, Bob received 
orders and shipped out to Ford Island at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Bob 
worked as an ``Aviation Mechanist Mate'' on airplanes for the war and 
Susan continued to work at the post office in South San Francisco. Bob 
returned from the service in 1945 and the couple continued to live in 
South San Francisco. Bob and Susan's first child, David Wilson 
Spannagel, was born in July 22, 1946.

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  Soon after in 1950, Susan, Bob and David along with Susan's mother 
Annie, moved to Concord, California. Bob worked at the Pacific Gas and 
Electric power station in Pittsburg, California. In 1953 their 2nd 
child Peggy was born. During her children's school years, Susan was 
very active and president of the Parent Teacher Association'' (PTA) for 
many years as well as becoming the secretary for the Clayton Valley 
Presbyterian Church. In 1964, the family moved the Clayton, California 
where Susan went to work for Contra Costa County, Farm Bureau, 
ultimately becoming the Contra Costa County Farm Bureau Secretary.
  Bob passed away suddenly in 1976 and Susan continued to work there 
until her retirement from Farm Bureau in 1995 at the age of 72. Susan 
moved to Grass Valley, California after retirement and became active 
with the Elks Lodge, the Sierra Presbyterian Church and other friends, 
until the age of 85. At age 85, Susan moved down to Lincoln, California 
to Del Webb's Sun City Lincoln Hills to be closer to her son and 
daughter. Susan's son David, passed away in 2016 at the age of 69. 
Susan is doing well and is now living in Rocklin near her family. She 
has 4 grandsons and 9 great grandchildren. I ask my colleague to join 
me in honoring her and celebrating Susan Spannagel's 100th birthday.

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