[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 14]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 19099]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 HONORING JOSEPH EDWARD GALLO'S FAMILY

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, October 2, 2002

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Joseph Edward 
Gallo and his family for their major contribution to the University of 
California, Merced. The family's presentation of a $2 million gift to 
the campus will lead to the naming of the new recreation and wellness 
facility as the Joseph Edward Gallo Recreation and Wellness Center.
  UC Merced Chancellor Carol Tomlinson-Keasey announced the name of the 
facility in recognition of the endowment and Joseph Gallo's legacy of 
leadership. Planned as an innovative, state-of-the-art facility, the 
Joseph Edward Gallo Recreation and Wellness Center will be a blending 
of wellness services and recreational activities in one central 
location. The goal is to encourage collaboration, joint programming, 
and the synergies that would naturally come from a focus on athletic 
and health-related issues.
  A living legend in California's dairy industry, Joseph Gallo, founder 
of Atwater-based Joseph Gallo Farms, began his lifelong devotion to 
agriculture as a child working in the Gallo family vineyards. He first 
began his own business 56 years ago, when he acquired and started 
developing land to grow grapes, later diversifying into other crops and 
raising heifers. Launched in 1979 with 4,000 cows, the Joseph Gallo 
dairy has grown to more than 37,000 head of cattle on five dairies. 
Successful Farming magazine cited Joseph Gallo Farms as the nation's 
largest dairy farm in 1995. Among the other honors Joseph Gallo Farms 
has received are the Baker, Peterson, and Franklin Agri-Business of the 
Year and the Fresno Bee Central California Excellence in Business for 
Agriculture award.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Joseph Edward Gallo and his 
family for their continued dedication to improving the Central Valley. 
I urge my colleagues to join me in thanking Joseph Gallo and his family 
for their outstanding service to the community and wishing them 
continued success in all future endeavors.

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