[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Page 13554]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    REMEMBERING JOSEPH MENDOZA, JR.

 Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, today I ask my colleagues to join 
me in honoring the life of my good friend, Joey Mendoza, a longtime 
pillar of the West Marin ranching community.
  Born in 1943, Joey grew up on his family's historic B Ranch in Point 
Reyes National Seashore, which had been purchased by his grandfather in 
1919. After attending college at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, Joey 
returned to Marin County to work in the family business, becoming a 
third-generation dairyman.
  I first met Joey during my time as a Marin County supervisor, and 
although we did not see eye to eye on every issue, Joey was always 
willing to work together to try to forge consensus. He never let 
political differences get in the way of personal relationships, and 
over the years we formed an unwavering friendship.
  A well-respected and beloved member of the Marin community, Joey gave 
generously of his time and energy to numerous organizations throughout 
his career, including the Western United Dairymen and the Marin County 
Farm Bureau. A lifelong farming advocate, Joey worked tirelessly to 
preserve California's North Bay agricultural heritage. It is a 
testament to his lifelong passion that his children decided to follow 
in their father's footsteps by operating their own ranches, with Joey's 
son maintaining the family's operation at B Ranch nearly 100 years 
after his great-grandfather worked the land. Joey and his family's 
legacy will help ensure that ranching and dairy operations will be part 
of the fabric of the Marin community for generations to come.
  With his warm and welcoming nature, Joey remained a leading voice for 
the ranching community until his final days. I send my deepest 
condolences to Joey's wife Linda, his son Jarrod, his daughter Jolynn, 
his brother Jim, and his grandchildren, Collin, Luke, and Layla, along 
with his entire extended family.

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