[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 22 (Thursday, February 6, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E167]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    HONORING ELIZABETH HESTER RIDDLE

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                          HON. DANNY K. DAVIS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 5, 2003

  Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to Ms. 
Elizabeth Hester Riddle. Ms. Riddle was born on November 29, 1902, on 
the Eastside of Chicago, Illinois. Born to William and Sarah Hester she 
is the oldest of 7 children and enjoys spending time with her remaining 
younger siblings Mary and Sally. Ms. Riddle has survived her husband 
Walter Riddle, son Robert Riddle, and her eldest grandson Robert 
Riddle, Jr. She is also the grandmother of Karen Appleson, Cindy Petro, 
and Allison Gunner, and the great-grandmother of two with more on the 
way.
  As the Matriarch of the Hester family and known to her many nephews 
and nieces as ``Aunt Bea'', she is generous to a fault. Ms. Riddle has 
lived her 100 years of life on the Eastside of Chicago, Illinois as a 
proud American, committed Catholic and a lifetime member of the St. 
Francis de Sales Parish. She is known for her sharp mind, happy 
personality, and love of all her friends and family. So we wish her a 
Happy 100th Birthday and reflect on how she lived through a century of 
changes and a lifetime of memories as a model of charity and compassion 
and all around wonderful person.

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