Friday, February 27, 2009

Daniela is a Citizen!

Our friend Daniela Imre, whose photos and commentary appear here on occasion, and who owns the father of our pups, became a citizen of the USA today. It was the first time Libby and I had ever attended such a ceremony, and we found it extremely moving.

Daniela was born in Israel, is a veteran of their army, came to the US, got a master's in architecture at Harvard, practiced around the country, got another degree in education, and moved to Magdalena where she has worked on the (...difficult) Alamo reservation for three years. In the photo above she is flanked by the judge who swore her in (right) and another judge who spoke, a woman who was born in Pakistan, came to the US at 12, moved around the world with her parents, went to Marymount in NY, ran a restaurant in Taos, and is now an appeals court judge here. (I think I skipped a few things there). You can always try something new in the US.

And here she is with her new flag!

7 comments:

Cat Urbigkit said...

Yeah, you go girl! Daniela - congrats - we're so glad to have you!
Cat

Matt Mullenix said...

Good story!

mdmnm said...

Congratulations to Daniela!

On the left of the photo, Judge Linda Vanzi, recently elevated to the NM Court of Appeals after a number of years as a District (trial level) judge. On the right, U.S. Magistrate Judge Allen Torgerson.

Reid Farmer said...

Congratulations, Daniela!
=============================
On the left of the photo, Judge Linda Vanzi, recently elevated to the NM Court of Appeals after a number of years as a District (trial level) judge. On the right, U.S. Magistrate Judge Allen Torgerson.
+++++++++
YOU would be the person to know, mdmnm!!!!!

Peculiar said...

I'll congratulate you in person this afternoon, Daniela, but I'll do it here now too!

mdmnm said...

For Reid Farmer-style connectivity: Judge Vanzi and I worked the same job (for different bosses) in the same building about fifteen years ago.

Anonymous said...

Bravo, and congratulations!