[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 144 (Thursday, September 11, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1770]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 HONORING MARY HIGLEY'S 110TH BIRTHDAY

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                            HON. JIM GERLACH

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 11, 2008

  Mr. GERLACH. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Mrs. Mary Higley, a 
Southeastern Pennsylvania resident who recently reached a very special 
milestone.
  Mary celebrated her 110th birthday on Aug. 10, 2008 during a ceremony 
with her fellow residents at Meadowood Retirement Community in 
Worcester Township, Montgomery County.
  Mary was born in Burriville, Rhode Island in 1898. She was the first 
of five children in her family. She pursued a career in the sciences 
after graduating from Mount Holyoke College with a degree in biology. 
Mary worked as a Bacteriologist for the State of Rhode Island in the 
Public Health Department testing water systems until she married. She 
and her late husband have three children, two boys and one daughter who 
lives nearby in North Wales, Pennsylvania.
  Mary stays active at Meadowood, rising each morning at exactly 6 A.M. 
She is an avid reader and enjoys walks through the gardens. Known for 
her jigsaw puzzles, she always has one in the works in her room. Mary 
has been a resident at Meadowood since 1996 and continues a very busy 
and stimulating life there. -
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in wishing Mrs. Mary 
Higley a very happy 110th birthday. She is an inspiration to all.

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