[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 94 (Tuesday, June 29, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1417]
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   ALFRED AND AGNES LAWRENCE CELEBRATE THEIR 50TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

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                         HON. CAROLYN McCARTHY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 29, 1999

  Mrs. McCARTHY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute 
to Alfred and Agnes Lawrence from Rockville Centre, Long Island as they 
celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary on May 1, 1999. Their life's 
journey began in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn where they were both born and 
raised. They met as teenagers and soon became each other's sweetheart.
  During World War II, Alfred proudly wore his country's uniform and 
served in the United States Navy as a SEABEE in the South Pacific on 
Okinawa island. And since Agnes was stateside, she contributed her part 
to help the war effort. A year after the war, on May 1, 1949, Alfred 
and Agnes exchanged wedding vows.
  The Lawrences joined millions of other post-World War II couples by 
starting a family--seven children. The family Lawrence first lived in 
Brooklyn but soon moved to Rockville Centre, Long Island to raise their 
children. Throughout the years, the Lawrences experienced the joys of 
work, play, education, graduation, and marriage of their children.
  The happy couple celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary at a 
retirement home in Spring Hill, Florida where Alfred is an active 
SEABEE veteran and Agnes is a HoneyBee. They are now blessed with 
twenty-one grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. A long and 
fruitful journey life has given them.
  Mr. Speaker, I offer my congratulations and best wishes to Alfred and 
Agnes Lawrence on their 50th Wedding Anniversary.

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