[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 44 (Thursday, April 18, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E577-E578]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     PAYING TRIBUTE TO MAE SCHULER

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 18, 2002

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to 
honor a woman whose passion for life and whose incredible human spirit 
is an inspiration to us all. Mae Schuler, a Grand Junction, Colorado 
resident, recently passed an impressive milestone, celebrating her one-
hundredth birthday with a gathering of her friends and family. I am 
truly honored to be able to bring the life of such a strong and 
extraordinary woman to the attention of this body of Congress and this 
nation.
  Mae was born the youngest of eight children on March 7, 1902 on a 
farm in Ontario, Canada. At the age of nineteen, she moved to Detroit, 
where her sister lived, and met her husband Clarence. While living in 
Detroit, Clarence went to work selling cars, while Mae raised their 
baby girl, Jeanne. They survived the Depression by scraping by on the 
wages that Clarence was able to earn at the local gas station, since 
people were unable to afford to buy new cars. After Clarence retired in 
1968, the couple moved to Palm Beach, Florida, where Mae remained 
active in the church, participated in a number of crafts groups and 
grew to love shuffleboard. Seven years and one day after moving to 
Florida, Clarence passed away peacefully in his sleep. Mae made the 
best she could of it, choosing to go on with her life and live it with 
the same vigor and energy that she had always lived it.
  After living in Florida for another 30 years, Mae moved to Grand 
Junction in 1998 in order to be closer to her daughter, Jeanne. At 100 
years of age, Mae is still going strong. As chronicled in her local 
newspaper, the Grand Junction Sentinel, she is exceptionally active, 
both mentally and physically, and still enjoys life to the fullest. She 
takes time to read to those who can't see as well, knits caps and 
washcloths for friends, bakes cookies for those who are sick, types 
personal notes on her old Smith-Corona typewriter, and most 
importantly, loves to play bingo. She is truly a remarkable woman, who 
has lived quite a remarkable life.
  Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I bring to the attention 
of this body of Congress,

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the life and spirit of such an extraordinary woman, who has always 
managed to brighten and invigorate the lives of those around her. Mae 
Schuler is truly an inspiration to all of us, and I, along with the 
many people whose lives she has touched, am honored to recognize her 
tremendous accomplishment in reaching her one-hundredth birthday, and 
more importantly, her passion for life and indomitable human spirit.

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