[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 16056-16057]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  HONORING THE LIFE OF JOE P. OLIVEIRA

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                             HON. JIM COSTA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 13, 2015

  Mr. COSTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today with my colleague Mr. David 
Valadao to pay tribute to the life of our good friend, Joe P. Oliveira, 
Sr., of Lemoore, California who recently passed away at the age of 89. 
He leaves behind his loving family including his daughters, Marlene 
Jeung and husband Don, Patty Silva and husband Denny, Debbie 
Etchebehere and husband Jean, Cheryl Silva and husband Russ; daughter 
in law, Pam Oliveira, son-in-law Darryl Ray, Brothers Jon, Frank, 
Westley, Leonard, Manuel, Edward, Louie and sister Mary, along with 16 
grandchildren; and 29 great-grandchildren.
  Joe P. Oliveira, Sr., was born in Hanford, CA on January 28, 1926 to 
John P. and Eliza Leal Oliveira. He was the fourth born of 12 children. 
Joe P., as he liked to be called, was a man who dedicated himself to 
his family and the dairy industry in the San Joaquin Valley and 
California. He returned to the family dairy after his honorable 
discharge from the US Army-Air Force in 1947. He bought his own dairy 
in 1953 and throughout his working years he dedicated his time and 
efforts to his love of dairy.
  He served on the Kings County Creamery Association Board for over 20 
years and Challenge Cream and Butter Association Board for fifteen 
years. This experience and his involvement with the Western Dairymen's 
Association prompted then Governor Reagan to appoint Joe P. to the Milk 
Pooling Formulation Committee which resulted in a program that helped 
all dairymen.
  After selling his dairy, he worked full time for Western Dairymen's 
from 1973 to 1987 and upon his retirement he was presented with a 
Resolution from the California State Legislature recognizing his 
contributions to the dairy industry.
  Joe P. married the love of his life Adeline Paulo; they were blessed 
with one son, and

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five daughters. He was actively involved in the Lemoore Trinity 
Association for over 50 years. He led the efforts of many, placing 
calves on dairy farms where his many friends raised them. They were 
then sold with the donations going towards building a new hall at 
Lemoore Trinity Association. He also served on the Kings County Grand 
Jury.
  It goes without saying that Joe P. Oliveira, Sr., was an honorable 
man with a commitment to his family and friends and the agricultural 
community in the San Joaquin Valley that will forever live in the lives 
of the people he so graciously touched. His passion for family, 
education, and his community will be remembered by all who knew him. He 
was my friend and I will miss him a great deal. He conducted his life 
with reverence for humanity. It is with great pride that I honor him 
for all he did on behalf of the San Joaquin Valley and for California.
  Mr. Speaker, it is with great respect that Mr. Valadao and I ask our 
colleagues in the House of Representatives to join us in honoring the 
life of Joe P. Oliveira, Sr., a remarkable Californian. We are honored 
and humbled to join his family in celebrating the life of this amazing 
man who will never be forgotten.

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