[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 48 (Tuesday, March 19, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E257-E258]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        RECOGNIZING THE 100TH BIRTHDAY OF OPHELIA MARTINEZ SILVA

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                          HON. NORMA J. TORRES

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 19, 2024

  Mrs. TORRES of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor and 
celebrate the 100th birthday of Ophelia Martinez Silva.
  Ophelia was born March 8, 1924, in Los Angeles, California. She lived 
and worked throughout Southern California for her entire life. She 
married Henry Albarran Silva on August 8, 1947 at St. Joseph's Church 
in the City of Fontana. They were married for 63 years. They moved from 
Los Angeles to El Monte in the 1950s, where she worked at the city's 
Sears for 25 years. In her personal time, she volunteered at Epiphany 
Catholic School and the local adult school.
  On behalf of the 35th Congressional District, I congratulate Ophelia 
on this incredible milestone. It is my honor to represent incredible

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people like her. I hope that she and her family enjoy an incredible 
celebration in April. I wish her much happiness in the coming year.

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