[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 85 (Friday, June 18, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1175-E1176]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              RECOGNIZING DUANE AND ROWENA JONES BROERMANN

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                            HON. SAM GRAVES

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 18, 2004

  Mr. GRAVES. Mr. Speaker, I proudly pause to recognize Duane and 
Rowena Broermann,

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natives and life-long residents of my hometown, Tarkio, Missouri. They 
will be celebrating their Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary on Sunday, June 
20, 2004.
  Duane and Rowena were married in 1954 at St. John's Lutheran Church 
in Westboro, Missouri. They both graduated from Tarkio High School, 
Rowena in 1949 and Duane in 1948. Duane served two years in the United 
States Army during the Korean War and returned to Tarkio to farm for 
forty-seven years. He retired from farming in 1997. Rowena worked at 
the local Hy-Vee Food Store and the Flesher Pharmacy in Tarkio. They 
are both active in the county 4-H organization, the Atchison County 
Fair, and the St. John's Lutheran Church.
  Duane and Rowena have one son and daughter-in-law, Donald and Mitzi 
Broermann. They have two grandchildren, Eric and Tyler. Rowena is a 
housewife and a member of the Red Hat Society. Duane is a member of the 
St. John's Church Choir and enjoys playing ping-pong and golfing with 
his friends. Both will tell you their main hobby is their 
grandchildren.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in commending this exemplary couple for 
their dedication to community, family, and church. Duane and Rowena are 
exceptionally fine assets to the Sixth District of Missouri. I am proud 
of them and wish them well on their Fiftieth Anniversary.

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