[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 22748]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     HONORING VICTOR AND MAE LoBUE

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                         HON. MICHAEL M. HONDA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 7, 2005

  Mr. HONDA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor two very special 
people, Victor and Mae LoBue, who are celebrating seventy-five years of 
marriage on September 10, 2005.
  Victor LoBue and Mae DiSalvo were both born in 1910 in San Jose, in a 
neighborhood of Italian-American immigrants called ``Little Orchard'' 
near the Sacred Heart Church. Both of their families were in the 
ranching and canning business. Vic and Mae each have three siblings, 
who all reside in San Jose, and Mae survives her late sister, Dolly.
  Vic and Mae have been close since childhood when they met in 
elementary school. The nuns at school were constantly busy trying to 
interfere in the couple's endless chase, but to no avail! Vic would 
chase Mae, and when stopped, Mae would in turn chase Vic.
  The couple married on September 10, 1930, at Sacred Heart Church in 
San Jose when Vic was twenty and Mae was nineteen. They settled into a 
home on Willow Street, near their cherry orchards, where Vic worked in 
the family business.
  In 1966, when Vic became a partner in the Indian Wells Country Club, 
home of the ``Bob Hope Classic Golf Tournament'', Vic and Mae moved to 
Southern California. The couple has homes in Carmel Valley Ranch 
Country Club and Indian Wells Country Club. They have also maintained a 
long-time membership to The Thunderbird Club in Rancho Mirage.
  Vic and Mae have one child, Victor, Jr. Victor, Jr. and his wife, 
Jeannie, lived in Gilroy for many years but moved to Indian Wells, 
California in 1990.
  Vic has generously contributed to the Boys and Girls Clubs of San 
Jose throughout his life. He, along with his brother, Salvador, donated 
a room at Santa Clara University. Vic was an active member of the 
Jaycees, the San Jose Chamber of Commerce and the Santa Clara County 
Horseman's Association. He was also a member of the Sheriff's Posse.
  Today, Vic and Mae divide their time between San Jose and Southern 
California. They have lived a long, healthy and happy life.
  Congratulations to Vic and Mae LoBue on the occasion of their 
seventy-fifth wedding anniversary. Their marriage is a testament to 
happiness, commitment and fulfillment: What began as a childhood game 
of chase has become a lifetime of love.

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