[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 62 (Tuesday, April 4, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E772]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                 IN RECOGNITION OF LORIN AND ANN WASHER

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                            HON. BILL BAKER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, April 4, 1995
  Mr. BAKER of California. Mr. Speaker, recently a couple from my 
district, Lorin and Ann Washer, needed to cancel a long-awaited trip to 
the Nation's Capital due to health reasons. It would have been a 
special trip for them, as 50 years ago this month they met in 
Washington on a blind date. That night, April 12, 1945, was the day 
President Roosevelt died. Ann and Lorin had to change their plans to 
dine out and instead ate at the home of a friend. Obviously the 
location of their meal was unimportant, as their courtship began in 
earnest shortly thereafter, and they were married in October 1946.
  Mr. Speaker, although Ann and Lorin cannot come to Washington to 
celebrate the April 12 anniversary of their first meeting. I am pleased 
to honor them for a relationship that has endured 50 years. It is 
increasingly rare in our society that a couple exhibits the qualities 
of loyalty and love demonstrated by the Washers, and I am pleased to 
draw attention to this outstanding couple as the reminisce about not 
only their courtship, but so many years of married life. Couples like 
the Washers have much to teach and much to remember, and deserve our 
congratulations on this unique day in their lives.


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