[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 132 (Tuesday, December 5, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2068]
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                       TRIBUTE TO JELKA JANKOVIC

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                         HON. CHRIS VAN HOLLEN

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 5, 2006

  Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Mrs. Jelka 
Jankovic on her 100th birthday, which she celebrated on November 25, 
2006. Since her immigration to the United States over fifty years ago, 
Mrs. Jankovic has been a model citizen, contributing to her community 
and bringing joy to the lives of family members and friends.
  Mrs. Jankovic married Janko N. Jankovic, a lawyer, on October 4, 1925 
in Serbia. Their son, Miodrag, was born in 1926. For the first part of 
her married life, Mrs. Jankovic concentrated on raising her son and 
running her household. In 1942 her son joined the army to fight the 
Germans and later the Communists. Tragically, he was lost in the war. 
Meanwhile, her husband who was serving in the Royal Yugoslav Reserve 
Forces, was captured by the Germans and spent the war years in a POW 
camp in Germany. Mr. Jankovic immigrated to the United States in 1950 
and settled in Washington, D.C. where Mrs. Jankovic joined him in 1953.
  Mrs. Jankovic has been an active and productive member of her 
community for over fifty years. She has worked as a private tailor, a 
baker at a French restaurant, and a beautician at a local salon. After 
retiring, Mrs. Jankovic moved to Bethesda, Maryland where she is well-
known and loved for her generosity and kindness.
  Mr. Speaker, I extend my heartfelt congratulations to Mrs. Jankovic 
as she celebrates her 100th birthday and I wish her good health and 
happiness. I ask my colleagues to join me in congratulating Mrs. 
Jankovic.

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