[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 158 (Monday, November 10, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2296]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ETTA WEISS OSMAN

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                        HON. NYDIA M. VELAZQUEZ

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Sunday, November 9, 1997

  Ms. VELAZQUEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to wish Etta Weiss Osman a 
very happy 85th birthday. Born Etta Weiss in Brooklyn on November 25, 
1912, Etta is the youngest of six siblings. She married Haskel Osman on 
September 1, 1935, and they enjoyed 47 years of happiness together 
before Haskel's passing in 1982. Brooklyn's loss was Florida's gain 
when Etta and Haskel moved south in 1972, but we are fortunate that 
Etta still returns to Brooklyn for frequent visits.
  Etta is blessed with a large, loving family--four children, eleven 
grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. On the occasion of her 
birthday, we would all do well to emulate Etta Weiss Osman, who 
continues to embody the proverb that happiness is not a destination, it 
is a method of life.

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