[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 65 (Thursday, April 10, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H1585]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF ANNE EVANS

  (Mr. VARGAS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. VARGAS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of Anne 
Evans, who was called home on February 12.
  There are some people so important and central to a city and a 
community that their lives become intertwined. Anne Evans' life and the 
life of San Diego for the last 60 years were magnificently intertwined.
  Anne was America's finest lady, and she made San Diego America's 
Finest City. Every major advancement in the last 60 years that made San 
Diego great, from developing our beloved Mission Bay to redeveloping 
our urban core, you could find Anne right in the middle of it.
  Anne was a doer. She was fearless, brilliant, and a trailblazer, 
always anxious to make things better for everyone. This is why she 
became a leading philanthropist and gave back generously to the city 
she loved and taught her children to do the same.
  Mr. Speaker, the city of San Diego's heart is broken with the passing 
of Anne. We would have never become America's Finest City without her. 
I pray for her family, her greatest legacy to our city, and I thank God 
for the life of Anne Evans, the guardian of San Diego.
  Rest in peace, Anne Evans, and job well done.

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