Celebrating the Life and Legacy of MR. al Adreveno

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Mr. LICCARDO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the life and legacy of Mr. Al Adreveno, who passed away on May 18, 2026, in Half Moon Bay, California, at the age of 102. A lifelong farmer, a World War II veteran, and a civic leader on the Coastside for more than three decades, Adreveno shaped the Coastside into a better community for all. Born on July 17, 1923, in San Francisco's North Beach neighborhood, Adreveno grew up in Colma, California, where his Italian family worked on a produce ranch. In 1943, Adreveno joined the United States Army Corps of Engineers and served on an elite team in the Pacific Theater that participated in the liberation of Okinawa. After the Japanese surrender, he served in Korea until coming home to San Francisco in 1946. He returned to his job at the flower nursery where he had worked before the war. There, he met Eda, and the couple married in 1947. A few years later, they purchased a ranch in Half Moon Bay, founding Daylight Nursery in 1954, where they grew field flowers, including irises, daffodils, and daisies. Nestled among the hills of the Coastside, the property provided the home and livelihood for their wider family for more than fifty years. In addition to his agricultural work, Adreveno dedicated more than three decades to public service across the Coastside. On the Half Moon Bay School Board, he helped lead a successful bond campaign to

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build a new high school, and he worked to unify three school districts into one. He later served eight years on the City Planning Commission, followed by twelve years on the City Council (including four years as Mayor), and sixteen years on the Coastside County Water District Board. Beyond his public accomplishments, Adreveno embraced life with enthusiasm and curiosity. He enjoyed golfing, tending his vegetable garden, and traveling with Eda, his wife of 71 years. The couple played a pivotal role in establishing the Parish Council at Our Lady of the Pillar Church. His family and friends remember the twinkle in his eye, his warm smile, and his upbeat nature. The couple took immense pride in their family who survives them: their daughter and son-in-law, Eda and John Muller; their granddaughters, Heidi Bianchi and Trudy Muller; grandson-in-law, Aldo Bianchi; and their great-grandchildren, Delfina and Lorenzo Bianchi; and many nieces and nephews. Al Adreveno sowed a legacy of military service, agricultural entrepreneurship, and community leadership that will benefit Coastsiders for generations.

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