[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 2 (Wednesday, January 21, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E24]
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                           HONORING MYRA MACK

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                         HON. GINNY BROWN-WAITE

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 21, 2004

  Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor 
Myra Mack, a resident of my Fifth Congressional District of Florida and 
a woman who has become something very few of us ever will. Mrs. Mack is 
a centenarian and at 101 has lived a full life.
  Myra was born in London, Ontario and attended St. George's School. 
She left school to attend the Army, but joined the women volunteer 
services instead. She worked as a telephone operator. Following school, 
she worked as a box girl in a dry goods store. Myra said the happiest 
event in her life was when she married her husband Joseph. She is most 
proud of her eighty plus trophies she won over the years in dance 
competitions.
  After 101 years, Myra says she enjoys sitting on her front porch and 
doing her sewing. Her best advice for young people is to enjoy 
themselves and play while they are young.
  Mr. Speaker, and my colleagues, I ask that you join me in honoring 
Myra Mack today. I hope we all have the good fortune to live as long as 
she has. She is truly a great lady and someone with an appreciation for 
the importance of friends and neighbors.

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