[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 58 (Thursday, April 10, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E716-E717]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  IN MEMORY OF INGERBORG CARTIER HENRY

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                       HON. DONNA M. CHRISTENSEN

                         of the virgin islands

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, April 9, 2003

  Mrs. CHRISTENSEN. Mr. Speaker, a blessed woman from my district in 
the U.S. Virgin Islands, whose worth was far above rubies left this 
temporary earthly residence and went home.

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  I rise today to speak of Mrs. Ingerborg, ``beautiful daughter'', 
Agatha--``the good, the kind'', Cartier Henry, who was above all else a 
mother, to her nine wonderful children who have learned from her to 
dedicate their lives to caring and serving. She also ``mothered'' 
everyone who grew up in Gallows Bay, in the Seventh Day Adventist 
Church, her grands, great-grands and countless others.
  Ingerborg Cartier Henry was born to Eugenie Phaire Cartier and 
Valdemar Cartier on February 6, 1911 on the island of St. Croix. She 
was educated under both the Danish and American public school systems.
  She joined the Seventh-day Adventist Church in 1929, when she was 
baptized by Pastor C. G. van Putten. On December 21, 1932, she married 
Irvin Henry. To this union, nine children were born.
  Mrs. Henry was an excellent cook, pastry maker and baker. Some people 
still talk about her black bread. She loved to entertain, camp, and 
travel. In the early hours of the morning of March 28, 2003, she 
quietly passed to her rest in her home in Gallows Bay where she resided 
for 61 years.
  Mrs. Henry, Miss Inger, Mother Henry, Cousin Inger, Auntie Borg, 
Borgie, Mother will be greatly missed. We will always cherish her 
memory. Her husband, her children and all of us call her blessed. May 
she rest in eternal peace.

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