[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 25 (Thursday, February 6, 2025)]
[House]
[Pages H518-H519]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      REMEMBERING APOLINARIO YSIT

  (Mr. SWALWELL asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SWALWELL. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor the life and legacy of 
Apolinario Ysit, or Ario, a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and 
leader in our community who passed away last month.
  Ario learned values of hard work and service to others on his 13-acre 
ranch and as an active member of the Boy Scouts of America. He met the 
love of his life, Joyce, at the local movie theater, and they married 
in 1957.
  Ario also proudly served in the U.S. Marine Corps and locally served 
on the Alameda County Planning Commission. He was named the 
Commissioner of the Year in 2003. He was also on our local fire 
commission.
  He was considered the unofficial mayor of Sunol. He worked tirelessly 
to secure funding for local projects, developed the Sunol Depot Gardens 
park, and strengthened community organizations like the Sunol Business 
Guild.
  Mr. Speaker, he will forever be remembered to me as a friend but an 
even bigger friend and public servant to the community of Alameda 
County.
  May our dear friend, Ario, rest in peace.

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