[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 137 (Tuesday, September 27, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: September 27, 1994]
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                TRIBUTE TO MRS. LOUISE BLAKE BROCK LEWIS

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                            HON. CURT WELDON

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 27, 1994

  Mr. WELDON. Mr. Speaker, today is an important milestone for Louise 
Brock Lewis, a distinguished woman from Delaware County, PA. Her family 
and friends will gather this weekend for a special celebration of 
Louise's 100th birthday.
  Louise Brock Lewis is an individual who has had the opportunity to 
watch our great Nation grow and change. She has also been a loyal and 
giving resident to Delaware County.
  At an early age, Mrs. Lewis actively got involved with her community. 
As a member of the Pennsylvania Society of the Colonial Dames of 
America since 1923 she has served as vice president, president and 
honorary president.
  During World War II, Mrs. Lewis served as an aid and vice-chair of 
volunteers for the American Red Cross, Pennsylvania Chapter. Her role 
in the Welcome Society, Pottstown Historical Society, and chair of the 
famous Devon Horse Show in 1938 and 1939 are just a few of her many 
contributions to our area.
  Mother of 2, grandmother of 11, great-grandmother of 18, and great-
great-grandmother of 3 children, Mrs. Lewis has certainly been an 
integral part of both her community and her family.
  Mrs. Lewis' father was the president of a small silver and gold mine 
and a railroad company. She grew up in the West when the frontier was 
still being developed. At the age of 5, Mrs. Lewis remembers watching 
her brother shoot buffalo out of the family's private railroad car.
  Louise Blake Brock Lewis is a rare individual who has lived through 
and been an active participant in many of our country's greatest 
historical achievements. I wish to commend her for her service and 
honor her today for her century of accomplishments.

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