[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 28 (Tuesday, February 23, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E264]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                   TRIBUTE TO MRS. GERTRUDE S. PARIS

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                         HON. JAMES E. CLYBURN

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 23, 1999

  Mr. CLYBURN. Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in paying 
tribute to a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Mrs. 
Gertrude S. Paris.
  Mrs. Paris was born in Rochester, New York, on February 27, 1899, to 
Charles and Elizabeth Steul. In November 1938 she married Earl A. Paris 
(deceased). They had two children, John Walter Paris and Beverly Paris 
Dox. Mrs. Paris has seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren who 
affectionately address her as ``Gramma.''
  Mrs. Paris has led an extremely active life. She maintained her home 
in Rochester until her early 90's, mowing her own lawn and tending her 
garden. She was a founding member of the Rochester Garden Club, and an 
avid bridge player. Her favorite pastime was ``a pound of chocolate and 
a good book.'' Mrs. Paris became a constituent of mine at the age of 94 
when she moved to Columbia, SC, to be closer to her family.
  Mr. Speaker, on Saturday, February 27, 1999 Ms. Gertrude A. Paris 
will celebrate her 100th birthday. Please join me in wishing her the 
happiest of birthdays and Godspeed.

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