Vol. 52, No.19
Serving the San Gabriel Valley Since 1966
May 21, 2014
Special Section
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Senior of the Year 2014 by Jessica Zuniga El Monte
Each year, the Los Angeles County Commission on Aging and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors proclaim the month of May as Older Americans Recognition Month. Each city in the County is asked to nominate one individual, age 60 or over, who has shown exceptional service as an outstanding example in his/her community. The Senior Presidents’ Council
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of the City of El Monte has chosen Janice Marie Wiggins White as the ‘2014 Senior of the Year’ for her active and committed community involvement in El Monte. Mrs. Janice Marie Wiggins White is a resident of El Monte. She is a direct descendent of the Pioneer Wiggins Family. She graduated from El Monte High School in 1955. Janice has been a strong supporter of El Monte Union High School’s Reunion Committee for decades. Janice is currently on the El Monte Historical Society’s Board of Directors. She has worked tirelessly to preserve our museum’s historic heritage as a Docent, keeping in tune with our community changes. Jan-
2014 Senior of the Year – Janice Marie Wiggins White. Courtesy Photo
ice serves on the Board of Directors for the El Monte Cemetery Association of our community’s Pioneer Cemetery known as Savannah Memorial Park. Janice is a member of the El Monte Red Hat Society that works endless hours supporting
our troops by corresponding toric Los Angeles Open Golf and sending care packages Tournament. for hundreds of our men and Janice Wiggins White carwomen in uniform. Janries a genuine love for the ice has served beyond our community of El Monte and community as volunteer at its people. Her fulfillment the 1984 Olympic Games in comes from a deep devotion Los Angeles and for several of loyalty and patriotism for years working the His- Senior of the Year continued on page 11
Memorial Day: A Time to Honor Our Fallen Heroes by Staff Writers El Monte
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On this Memorial Day, let us not forget all of the brave men and women who gave their lives in order for us to maintain our freedoms. Their ultimate sacrifice reminds each and everyone of us that because of these war heroes, we are able to live in the “home of the brave, and the land of the free.” God bless them all. Below are excerpts from a poem which pays homage to our fallen heroes.
They’re Our Husbands, Fathers, and Sons They Enlisted For the Duty at Hand To Serve the Cause of Country and Land: They Had Honor, They Had Valor, They Found Glory That Change Them Forever
A Tribute To Veterans by Jerry Calow In Our Hearts, In Our Prayers In Our Minds For All Time
So Let the Flags of Freedom Fly
INTERLUDE: GOLD STAR MOTHERS GRIEVE: ENDLESSLY, ENDLESSLY, ENDLESSLY.......
In the Sun, In the Rain In the Winds Across This Land
These Immortalized Soldiers Whose Bravery Abounds
Men Standing Tall and Proud They be A Country Behind Them in a Solemn Sea
Unfurled in Their Majesty High:
Years of Tears Has Brought Us Here Gathering Around to Hear This Sound
So Let the Flags of Freedom Fly Unfurled in Their Majesty High: In the Sun, In the Rain, In the Winds Across This Land
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REPEAT: In the Sun, In the Rain, In the Winds For All Time.