Mr. and Mrs. Salomon Barajas celebrated their 75th Wedding Anniversary by a special Mass on Saturday October 1, 2011, officiated by Father Salvador and Deacon Ramon Rodriguez at Saint Francis of Assisi Church. Accompanied by family and friends the couple renewed their wedding vows, followed by a reception at the Veterans Memorial Building with plenty to eat and drink and dancing to the music of a local band, approximately 400 individuals attended the event.

Salomon Barajas was born in Michoacan, Mexico on January 8, 1916 and Eloisa Hurtado Barajas in Piru, Ca. on May 22, 1921. On one of those trips that Eloisa's parents made to Mexico, the couple met and soon after married on February 9, 1937. Out of this union came eight children: Angel, Maria Elena, Margarita, Pedro, Juana, Evaristo, Jose Luis and Ricardo. They also have 18 Grandchildren, 19 Great Grandchildren and one Great Great Grandchild.
The entire family immigrated from Mexico to the U.S. in 1963, resided in Piru for about a year and then moved to Fillmore in 1964.

Salomon worked at Tips Restaurant in Castaic for over twenty years and at the time of his retirement was employed by P.P.G. Industries in Valencia. Eloisa was always a stay at home Mom and kept very busy raising their eight children.

The couple stated that their secret of a lasting relationship has been love and mutual respect, never fight to win an argument, instead learn how to compromise.

God bless our family and all those that have supported us for so many years. Thanks for all the memories you shall be in our hearts forever.