[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 10 (Tuesday, February 8, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E83]
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                     TRIBUTE TO CLEO DUNAWAY CRAIG

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                          HON. DAVID D. PHELPS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 8, 2000

  Mr. PHELPS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Cleo Dunaway 
Craig. Later this week in Marion, Illinois, she will celebrate her 
110th birthday. Cleo Dunaway Craig was born on February 12, 1890 in 
Marion, to Thomas and Emma Dunaway. In 1909 she married Edgar Craig and 
together they had one daughter, Elizabeth, who passed away when she was 
fifty-five years old. Edgar passed away in 1958. She has two grandsons, 
Craig Brosi who resides in Hackessin, Delaware and Brian Brosi, who 
lives in Marion and visits his grandmother daily.
  Cleo Craig taught for one year at Lincoln Grade School and during 
World War I she worked as a reporter for her hometown newspaper. In 
1928 she and her husband moved to Metropolis, Illinois and in 1930 her 
family moved to Chicago until the passing of her husband. After 
Chicago, Cleo moved back to Marion and lived with her sister until she 
was one hundred years old. In 1990 she moved to Fountains Nursing Home 
and still is residing there. Everyday Cleo reads the Chicago Tribune, 
every week she reads Newsweek. She is an avid sports fan and every 
summer she robustly cheers on her favorite baseball team: the Chicago 
Cubs, who have not won a World Series since she was 18 years old. I 
hope she will not have to wait another 92 years to celebrate a Cub's 
World Series victory!
  Mr. Speaker, Cleo Craig is a living example of the evolvement of our 
country as the strongest nation in the world. She represents the spirit 
of America: hard work, perseverance and a positive outlook. Perhaps the 
most amazing thing about Cleo, is that besides some hearing loss, she 
is in perfect health and does not take any medications. Everyone at the 
Fountains Nursing Home will be celebrating this momentous birthday with 
her on Friday. She is truly an inspiration to us all. Lastly, Mr. 
Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to encourage all of my 
colleagues to join me in wishing Cleo Craig a happy 110th birthday and 
God's Speed.

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