[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 14]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 19720]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      STATEMENT ON MARIA C. RAMOS

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                         HON. DENNIS A. CARDOZA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, September 7, 2005

  Mr. CARDOZA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Maria C. Ramos. Ms. 
Ramos has dedicated her life to educating others and serving her 
community and country. Maria is retiring after dedicating the past 30 
years to serving her community. Maria's efforts to better her community 
and country will be sorely missed.
  Born in Mexico, Ms. Ramos moved to Oakland when she was 14 years old. 
Since then, she has selflessly devoted much of her life to giving back 
to the place that has afforded her such an opportunity to succeed.
  Maria has, for more than 30 years, worked tirelessly as an educator 
to ensure that those children would have the same opportunities to 
succeed as she had. She started working at St. Gertrude's School in 
1974, where she served as a bilingual assistant and has since gone on 
to serve at Marshall Junior High and many other schools in the Stockton 
Unified School District.
  In addition to her longstanding commitment to education, Maria is 
involved in countless social and political organizations. She serves on 
numerous boards, including the California State Employees Association, 
the Democratic Central Committee, the Californians for Justice 
Committee, the 17th Assembly District Committee, and Comerciantes 
Unidas, to name just a few.
  It is my distinct honor and privilege to call Maria Ramos a friend 
and to have the opportunity to recognize her longstanding commitment to 
education and service to her community.
  Though her selfless devotion will be missed by all of us in the 
community, I'm sure her family looks forward to spending more time with 
her and she certainly deserves some time off.
  I am delighted to recognize her service and retirement after 30 years 
as I wish my very best in the many years to come.

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