[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 3468]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     HONORING MS. JOSEPHINE OROZCO

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                           HON. MIKE THOMPSON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 17, 2016

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor 
Josephine Orozco, whom I have named Woman of the Year in Contra Costa 
County, California. During her more than two decades living in Rodeo, 
California, Ms. Orozco has freely offered her talents to improve her 
community through numerous community endeavors, all while managing a 
successful restaurant.
  A California native and graduate of The University of California at 
Berkeley, Ms. Orozco and her husband run El Sol Restaurant in Rodeo, 
California. As a business owner herself, she has worked to revitalize 
the downtown community and local small businesses. During her tenure as 
President of the Rodeo Chamber of Commerce, Ms. Orozco drew on her 
expertise as a planning and landscape designer to launch an improvement 
project enhancing small business connectivity and providing 
recreational space.
  Her community work and events engage many Rodeo residents and offer 
city residents opportunities both to contribute to worthy causes and 
connect with their neighbors. Ms. Orozco chairs committees for 
occasions such as the Community Holiday Tree Lighting, and she plans 
events such as the Rodeo Crab Feed and Chili Cook-Off and Car Show to 
raise funds to provide local young people with scholarships. In the 
past, she has also served on the Rodeo Municipal Advisory Council and 
the R10 Citizen's Advisory Committee.
  Mr. Speaker, Josephine Orozco has spent more than two decades 
generously offering her talent, time, and resources to improve the 
lives of her neighbors in Rodeo and Contra Costa County. For this 
reason, it is fitting and proper that we honor her here today.

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