A Recollection by Mary's grand-daughter, Tawnee from July 24th, 2016 Yesterday we crowned my 97 year old grandma, Mary Cabral (Silva) the unofficial "Big Queen" for the 2016 Lompoc Portuguese Festa! The crowns have been in my family for over 100 years. My great-grandma, Maria R. Silva (Olivera) kept and cared for them prior to handing them over to my grandma to take care of. Every year my grandma had the crowns ready for the queens to wear in the celebration. My grandma was always a side maid and never a queen, until this year!
20 something years ago I was the "Big Queen" with Corinne Ford (Satterfield) and Christina Alvarez (Hain) by my side. I wore that same cape & crown. Some years before that they were worn by Lori Morss (Mendez). It was fun to pass on the crown to someone who has kept our heritage alive, someone who is first generation born in America and so proud to be a Portuguese-American. My son Mason & I were happy to be in her court! #LongLiveQueenMary
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| Twanee crowning he grandmother Queen for a day |
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