[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 119 (Thursday, September 10, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1692]
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            HAPPY 50TH ANNIVERSARY, CLARE AND BETTY HERRIMAN

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                          HON. JAMES A. BARCIA

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 10, 1998

  Mr. BARCIA. Mr. Speaker, tomorrow is a very special day for two very 
special people. Tomorrow two high school sweethearts, Clare Herriman 
and Betty Brown, will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary 
with friends and family who have had the privilege of sharing in their 
lives.
  These two lucky individuals became a couple who are a model for so 
many young people who wonder whether or not two people can sustain a 
lifetime commitment to one another. They met when they were students at 
Tawas City High School, graduating a year apart. And one year after 
Betty's graduation in 1947, they were married.
  Clare worked at the US Gypsum Company for 42 years, having retired on 
October 1, 1990. During that time, Betty raised four children, Harold, 
Sherry, Craig and Harvey. The stability of their relationship, the 
influence of a positive home life, and the example of two parents who 
are devoted to one another and to their children is truly something to 
be celebrated. I have had the specific privilege of knowing their son, 
Craig, who has taken those most valuable lessons he learned at home and 
has successfully applied them as the Sheriff of Iosco County.
  Clare and Betty have also been very active in their community as 
members of the Masonic Lodge and the Shriners of Tawas. They have given 
to each other, to their family, and have still made time to give to 
their community.
  Mr. Speaker, I am sure that all of us pray that we can be as 
fortunate to have a life as fulfilling and happy as Clare and Betty 
Herriman. I ask you and all of our colleagues to join me in wishing 
them the very best on their 50th anniversary, and many more 
anniversaries together to come.

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