[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 3 (Thursday, January 8, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E41]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      CELEBRATION OF MRS. MAGGIE KATIE BROWN KIDD'S 104TH BIRTHDAY

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                            HON. DAVID SCOTT

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, January 8, 2009

  Mr. SCOTT of Georgia. Madam Speaker, as the Proverb states, ``Who can 
find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies.'' I rise 
today to recognize a truly virtuous woman whose life is not only far 
above rubies, but one of great milestones and accomplishments that is 
worthy of celebration. On December 8, 2008, Mrs. Maggie Katie Brown 
Kidd will turn 104 years old and I am honored to serve as a spokesman 
for Mrs. Kidd's family members and friends who will recognized her 
birthday with a party in November of last year.
  Born during President Theodore Roosevelt's second term in office, 
Mrs. Kidd has been blessed to see 17 Presidents in her lifetime. The 
eleventh and youngest child of William and Lucy Brown, Mrs. Kidd 
learned the importance of hard work and faith in God at an early age. 
Baptized at the Mount Zion Baptist by the Reverend Henry Gresham, she 
served under the leadership of the Reverend W.M. Combs until to she 
moved to her current home in Atlanta Ga. However, her faith is her Lord 
and her dedication to the church never left her and she instilled the 
traditions of faith and her work in her own family. She married the 
late Willie Kidd, III on November 30, 1940, and together they raised 
their two children, John and Rosalyn. She is also the proud grandmother 
to four and the great-grandmother to three and serves as the matriarch 
of her loving family.
  Mrs. Kidd's family describes her as a loving and selfless member of 
her community, offering her time and whatever she has to those in need. 
She is also an avid quilter and participates in family gathers and 
activities outside of Georgia. Her most favorite moments, however, are 
the ones on a quiet afternoon stitching in her favorite chair.
  Madam Speaker, I am so honored to serve Mrs. Kidds representative. 
Her life is a living history of the times and events that have shaped 
our great land and is a monument to how far we've come as a Nation. 
Moreover, her life serves as a testament to individuals and families 
everywhere that a strong unbinding faith in the Lord, coupled with hard 
work and a dedication to family will carry you far in life. As the 
Proverb states, ``favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman 
that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised''. Mrs. Maggie Katie Brown 
Kidd truly embodies the example of a virtuous woman and I ask my 
colleagues to join me in recognizing her life by wishing her a very 
happy 104th birthday.

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