[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 95 (Tuesday, June 23, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1544]
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  TRIBUTE TO FLOYD AND ALMA BOSTICK ON THE CELEBRATION OF THEIR 60TH 
                          WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

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                          HON. DONALD M. PAYNE

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 23, 2009

  Mr. PAYNE. Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues here in the House of 
Representatives to join me as I rise to congratulate Mr. and Mrs. Floyd 
and Alma Bostick on their 60th wedding anniversary. A celebration in 
their honor is being held on Sunday, June 21, 2009 at the Pines Manor 
in Edison, New Jersey.
  Floyd Bostick, Jr. and the former Alma Lorraine Webb were married in 
Atlanta, Georgia on March 28, 1949. This blessed union produced three 
children, nine grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. The Bosticks 
made their home in Newark before moving to Westfield, New Jersey in 
1966. Mr. Bostick retired from the Newark Police Department where he 
was the founder of the Bronze Shields. Mrs. Bostick retired from the 
United States Immigrations Department as a Special Agent. They still 
work as entrepreneurs with a specialty in exquisitely designed jewelry.
  Mr. and Mrs. Bostick are wonderful, loving people and they celebrate 
their faith at the St. John's Baptist Church in Scotch Plains where 
Mrs. Bostick is the President of the Women's Guild Ministry. This 
couple embodies the spirit of matrimony and serves as role models for 
younger couples who are striving to have long successful marriages.
  Madam Speaker, I know my colleagues join me in letting Mr. and Mrs. 
Fred and Alma Bostick's family, friends and congregation know that 
their 60th anniversary is indeed a cause for celebration.

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