GREELEY — On a cool morning in a drizzling rain, Elena Patricia Lenway sat among a sea of fellow immigrants with a smile on her face and tears of joy in her eyes.
She searched for her husband and two sons in the crowd and locked eyes when she finally found them. Her two sons were waving their hands with excitement, and she and her husband exchanged smiles. After almost six years, the Windsor resident was about to become a United States citizen.
Lenway was one of 30 who were part of Friday’s naturalization ceremony in Greeley. The immigrants came from 15 countries — Brazil, Burma, Canada, People’s Republic of China, Columbia, Denmark, Eritrea, India, Iraq, Iran, Mexico, Nicaragua, Republic of Serbia, Somalia and Taiwan — to swear their allegiance to their new home and country while they were cheered by friends and family.
“This moment is very special,” Lenway said. “Five years ago, I never thought I would be in a different country, speaking a different language. And here I am.”
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