[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 8088-8089]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        IN MEMORY OF LUCY CASADO

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                          HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 18, 2017

  Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor the memory of Lucy Casado, 
beloved matriarch of the landmark restaurant Lucy's El Adobe Cafe in 
Los Angeles, California, who passed away on May 2, 2017
  Lucy was born in El Paso, Texas on January 18, 1926. Although she 
originally wanted to pursue a career in medicine, she decided that 
cooking was a reasonable alternative. In 1964, she and her husband, 
Frank, opened a small one-room cafe, Lucy's El Adobe Cafe, as a family 
business, on Melrose Avenue, across the street from Paramount Studios 
in Los Angeles.
  The warm, cozy restaurant grew to become a popular destination for a 
variety of actors such as John Belushi and Jack Nicholson, and 
musicians such as Linda Ronstadt, Jackson Browne and Don Henley. Also a 
favorite spot for politicians, Governor Jerry Brown frequented the cafe 
long before he became an elected official, and he became a close friend 
of the Casado family. Other elected officials such as Senator Bob Dole, 
Senator Robert Kennedy, and Vice-President Hubert Humphrey were known 
to patronize the cafe when visiting from Washington, DC. Many of the 
celebrities that were seen walking through the restaurant doors 
developed personal and long-lasting relationships with Lucy, and were 
proud to watch as El Adobe Cafe cemented itself as a beloved 
cornerstone of the Los Angeles community.
  Lucy and her family had a passion for political and social activism, 
and in 1960, they co-founded the Mexican American Political Association 
(MAPA) as a way to elect Mexican-American candidates to public office, 
and to

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work on social and economic justice issues. Mrs. Casado also supported 
numerous charitable causes, and Lucy's El Adobe Cafe hosted many 
fundraisers for worthwhile organizations, including her favorite 
charity, the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter Los Angeles.
  Preceded in death by her husband Frank in 1990, Lucy is survived by 
her three children: daughter Patricia and sons Darryl and Frank James.
  Lucy was an irreplaceable part of our community and she will be 
sorely missed by her family, friends and all those who called Lucy's El 
Adobe Cafe their home away from home. I ask all members to join me in 
remembering Lucy Casado.

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