[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 12 (Monday, January 22, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E167]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    IN RECOGNITION OF MS. MYRENE LAW

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                        HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, January 22, 2007

  Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Ms. Myrene Law 
of North Richland Hills, Texas, who celebrated her 103rd birthday on 
January 16, 2007.
  Born on January 16, 1904 in Fort Worth, Texas, Ms. Myrene Law was an 
only child raised by her aunt, Rose Melton Twining. She attended 
Central High School, now Paschal High School, and graduated from a 
local business college to acquire skills needed as a legal 
stenographer. She grew up in a time when newspaper carriers shouted out 
the news and people listened to radios as a form of entertainment. Ms. 
Law met her husband, Nugent Law, when she was 12 years old; they were 
married in 1926. The Laws had a daughter, Rosemary Law, who passed away 
at a very young age, and a son, Leroy Law, who is now 67 years old.
  In 1944, the couple moved to North Richland Hills, Texas, into a 
house in the Smithfield area where she remained until faltering 
eyesight forced her to move into a retirement community at 96 years of 
age. As a stenographer, she worked a myriad of jobs. Ms. Law first 
worked for a real estate agent, then 4 years for a law firm, 6 years 
for the legal department of Sinclair Oil Company, and for 10 years at 
General Dynamics. Initially attempting to retire at age 65, she decided 
to work for a ``lady journalist'' the following week, using a 
typewriter to transcribe recordings for Jane Pattie of Aledo, an author 
of historical books on cowboy and American Indian facts and legends. 
Ms. Law later retired again at age 83.
  An avid listener of audio books, Ms. Myrene Law has a friend take her 
to the North Richland Hills Public Library every other week to check 
out books on cassette, her favorite of which are mysteries. Another 
friend faithfully takes her to church on Sundays. In addition to being 
a church and library regular, she also enjoys listening to sermons and 
news programs on the radio, keeping friends updated on the weather, 
sharing information on her family, and telling jokes.
  I extend my utmost congratulations to Ms. Myrene Law on her recent 
103rd birthday, and I join her family and friends in wishing her well 
in the year 2007. She is a blessing to our community and I am proud to 
serve as her representative.

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