[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 173 (Thursday, November 8, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2366]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      WISHING MRS. MAGGIE KATIE BROWN KIDD A HAPPY 103RD BIRTHDAY-

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                           HON. DAVID SCOTT-

                              of georgia-

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, November 8, 2007

  Mr. SCOTT of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize an 
important milestone in the life of my constituent Mrs. Maggie Katie 
Brown Kidd. On December 8, 2007, Mrs. Kidd will celebrate her 103rd 
birthday. Many family members and friends will recognize this momentous 
occasion with a party in late November.
  Maggie was born during President Theodore Roosevelt's second term in 
office and has lived to see another 16 presidents in her lifetime. 
Maggie Brown was the eleventh and youngest child born to William (Doc) 
and Lucy Callahan. She is the sister of Johnny (John S.) Brown, Rosie 
May Brown, Pearlie Docia Ann Brown Seals, Jasper Brown, Sally Mack 
Brown Finch, Evie Brown Robinson, Lena Jane Brown Jewell, Mary Lou 
Brown, Jewell McNabb, Nora May Brown Barrow, Climmie Lee Brown Finch 
Haynes and James Richard (J.C.) Brown.
  At a young age, Maggie united with the Mount Zion Baptist Church in 
Stephens, Georgia under the leadership of Reverend W.M. Combs, and was 
baptized by Reverend Henry Gresham. After church, she loved to play 
baseball on Sunday afternoons with her siblings. She remained with Mt. 
Zion until she moved to Atlanta, and still feels a connection to her 
home church.
  On November 30, 1940, she married Willie (Dock) Kidd, III, son of 
Willie Kidd, II and Annie Lou Dalton, and brother of Bernice Kidd 
Wingfield, Ceola Kidd Jackson, Janie Kidd Jackson and Carrie Kidd 
Thomas. Mr. and Mrs. Kidd raised two children, John and Rosalyn. She is 
also a grandmother to four, and a great-grandmother to three children. 
As her husband and all siblings have passed away, Maggie is the 
matriarch of her family.
  Maggie still takes long vacation trips with her children and 
participates in family gatherings and activities outside of Georgia. 
Maggie is an avid quilter and enjoys a quiet afternoon stitching in her 
favorite chair.
  In closing, Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in 
recognizing the life of Mrs. Maggie Katie Brown Kidd, by wishing her a 
very happy 103rd birthday.

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