[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 48 (Thursday, April 27, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E636]
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    IN HONOR OF ELSA GREENBERG ON THE OCCASION OF HER 70TH BIRTHDAY

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                         HON. ALCEE L. HASTINGS

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 27, 2006

  Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Elsa 
Greenberg on the occasion of her 70th birthday. Elsa was born April 
25th 1936, in Providence, Rhode Island, six minutes after her twin 
sister Saralee. Elsa grew up in Brookline, Massachusetts and Portland, 
Maine, and when she was 13, she moved to Miami, Florida.
  Elsa studied at the Universities of Alabama and Miami, where she 
learned to dance and studied education and social psychology. She was 
married in 1956 to Mel Greenberg, who would later found the Miami-based 
Greenberg Traurig law firm in 1967.
  A devoted wife and mother of three children--Dianne, Carol, and 
Michael--Elsa was widely-known in South Florida as a thoughtful and 
gracious hostess, and, with Mel, a generous philanthropist and engaged 
citizen. She was for many years an avid classical music and tennis fan, 
a political devotee, and a gourmet cook, even picking up the art of 
macrobiotic cooking after Mel was diagnosed with cancer. Elsa and Mel 
were married for 38 years.
  Elsa now devotes herself primarily to her family. Invariably, she can 
be found with her children and their spouses Steve, Mark, and Maria and 
her grandchildren Arik, Ditty, Daniel, Josh, Brian, Melanie, and 
Carolina. Elsa continues to be a refined hostess, now passing on her 
secrets to her family. She has also taken up knitting, amazing her 
family and friends with her impressive mastery of the craft. Elsa 
Greenberg continues to be a strong political enthusiast and is, in 
short, a patriotic citizen--the kind of constituent we all want in our 
districts.
  For her commitment to her family, to her community, and to her 
nation, it is my privilege to wish Elsa Greenberg a very happy 70th 
birthday.

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