[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 157 (Wednesday, October 11, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S15064]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 ETHEL STAATS CELEBRATES 100TH BIRTHDAY

 Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I invite my colleagues to join me 
in congratulating Mrs. Ethel Staats from my hometown, Greenbrae, CA, on 
the very special occasion of her upcoming 100th birthday on October 22, 
1995.
  Mrs. Statts has, throughout her 100 years, been a devoted mother, 
grandmother, and great-grandmother. She had 3 children, 14 
grandchildren, and 17 great-grandchildren. She has been the foundation 
of a very strong and close family.
  In addition, she has dedicated herself to the care and support of 
others in the community. In her youth, she was a respected nurse, 
caring for others, and now, in her later years, she has been spending 
much of her time babysitting and caring for the children of our 
neighborhood. When my grown children were babies, Mrs. Staats was 
always there to lend a hand.
  She continues to enjoy baseball and football on the radio, with a 
particular interest in the San Francisco Giants and the Cincinnati 
Reds.
  She happily resides at Rafael Convalescent Hospital in San Rafael, 
CA. As she says, ``If I have to be some place other than home, this 
place is great.''
  Ethel Staats is a special woman, one of those senior citizens whom we 
can all look to with admiration, and who deserves mentioning on her 
very special day. I wish her the best for her future years and happiest 
of birthdays.

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