[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16520]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO MARY TREVINO

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                        HON. CHARLES A. GONZALEZ

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 24, 2010

  Mr. GONZALEZ. Madam Speaker, today I would like to recognize a woman 
who has reached a milestone in her life that few have had the 
opportunity to reach. Most individuals are lucky to see 80 years of 
life. Few have ever reached the age of 90. But fewer still have had the 
blessing of living on this earth for 100 years, the course of an entire 
century. That is why it is with great honor I come to you today to 
recognize the 100th birthday of Mrs. Mary Trevino, on this day, the 
26th of September, year 2010.
  Mrs. Trevino has spent the last one hundred years growing in wisdom, 
her work ethic, and her love for others. Like all people, her life is 
marked with both times of testing and times of celebration. What makes 
Mrs. Trevino an outstanding woman, however, is that she has gone 
through her trials with great perseverance, and through her times of 
celebration with great joy.
  As a woman that embodies the entrepreneurial spirit, one of Mrs. 
Trevino's greatest accomplishments in her life is the founding of El 
Mirador Restaurant. This restaurant has been the means by which Mrs. 
Trevino's passions for sharing great food and good company have had a 
way to express themselves. El Mirador is a place that has contributed 
to the community of Texas' 20th District for more than 40 years, and 
like Mrs. Trevino, it is still going strong.
  Madam Speaker, that is why I would like to ask my colleagues to join 
me in honoring and celebrating the 100th birthday of Mrs. Mary Trevino; 
for a life well lived and years more to live well. I wish Mrs. Trevino 
all the best and hope that our nation's great City of San Antonio can 
be blessed by her presence for many more years to come. May her days be 
filled with life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, for her and 
her loved ones.

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