[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 90 (Tuesday, June 18, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1107]
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                  JOE ALLEN, A SPECIAL SON OF KEY WEST

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                           HON. PETER DEUTSCH

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 18, 1996

  Mr. DEUTSCH. Mr. Speaker, among its many favorite sons, Key West 
regards Joe Allen with special affection. Not only has he been an 
outstanding public servant, he is also the unofficial historian of a 
city which takes its historical heritage very seriously.
  This year there is a special facet of Joe's life, to which I would 
like to bring your attention. It is a romance which began 50 years ago. 
While serving a brief tour of duty in his home waters helping to track 
down enemy submarines, which imperiled our ships off the Florida Keys, 
Joe met Marjorie Holladay of Columbia, KY. At the time, Ms. Holladay 
had been affiliated with the women of the U.S. Naval Reserve--WAVES.
  Now after 50 years of happily married life, Joe and Marjorie will 
celebrate their anniversary on June 21 at the old Civil War fort on 
Monroe Court Beach, now known as the ``Joe Allen Garden Center.''
  Forty of those fifty years have been entwined with a long list of 
civic and political accomplishments. In addition to serving in the 
State legislature for 10 years before retiring in 1986, he served 8 
years as a Monroe County commissioner and 20 years as tax assessor.
  While serving as bicentennial chairman in 1976, he was named 1 of 51 
State patriots for outstanding service in the field of historic 
preservation, particularly the restoration of two pre-Civil War forts, 
East and West Martello Towers and the designation of the lighthouse in 
Monroe County as a historic landmark. He is also credited with 
preserving the national guard armory.
  In addition to their heavy involvement in community affairs, Joe and 
Marjorie Allen are the proud parents of four sons, Joseph B. III, Dr. 
William N., John H., and Henry B. I hope you will join me in wishing 
them a joyous 50th and many more to come.

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