[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 95 (Thursday, July 14, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1492]
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                         HONORING ELSIE MELOCHE

                                 ______
                                 

                         HON. GINNY BROWN-WAITE

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 14, 2005

  Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor 
Elsie Meloche, a resident of the 5th Congressional District of Florida, 
and a woman who has achieved a great deal in her long life. On July 19, 
2005 Elsie Meloche will be 102.
  Mrs. Meloche was born in Leipzig, Germany but immigrated to the 
United States through Ellis Island on February 16, 1909. She moved with 
her family to Massachusetts shortly thereafter, making their home in 
Holyoke. Mrs. Meloche married Wilford B. Meloche and in 1972, moved to 
St. Petersburg, Florida where she made her home until 2003 and then 
moved to Arbor Trail in Inverness, Florida.
  During her lifetime, Mrs. Meloche worked many different jobs before 
retiring from Westover Air Force Base in Chicopee, Massachusetts. With 
her free time she currently enjoys dancing, bingo, and reading a good 
book.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that you join me in honoring Elsie Meloche today. 
I hope we all have the good fortune to live as long as she has and with 
as much enjoyment. She is truly a remarkable woman and someone with an 
appreciation for the importance of friends, family, and happiness.