[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 3918]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   HONORING MS. CYNTHIA ORTIZ GUZMAN

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                           HON. MIKE THOMPSON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 19, 2015

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Ms. 
Cynthia Ortiz Guzman as one of the Fifth District of California's Women 
of the Year as we celebrate Women's History Month. I regularly have the 
privilege to work with extraordinary women across our district, and I 
am proud to recognize Cynthia as one of them.
  When meeting Ms. Guzman for the first time, you are immediately taken 
in by her personal warmth, keen sense of humor, friendly smile and her 
enthusiasm for life. In 2011, Ms. Guzman was diagnosed on her 63rd 
birthday with younger-onset Alzheimer's disease. Not one to accept her 
challenges without a fight, Ms. Guzman moved to Napa to be closer to 
her family, and began raising awareness and advocating for increased 
research funding for this terrible disease. She has been an active 
member of the Alzheimer's Association and has been spreading her 
personal story throughout the region.
  Ms. Guzman's story has been published in multiple books, magazine, 
and newspapers. She has come to my office in Washington, D.C. as a part 
of the Alzheimer's Association Advocacy Forum and I'm proud to have 
participated multiple times in her Walk to End Alzheimer's.
  Mr. Speaker, it is appropriate at this time that we honor and thank 
Ms. Guzman not only for her commitment to fighting this terrible 
disease, but also for her commitment to our community. Ms. Guzman's 
unyielding dedication to raising funds and awareness and guiding our 
policymakers in Napa County is greatly appreciated by our entire 
community and we wish her continued success.

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