[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 118 (Friday, July 31, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2142]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO RUTH L. TUCKER

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                            HON. TOM LATHAM

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 31, 2009

  Mr. LATHAM. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Ruth L. 
Tucker on the celebration of her 100th birthday on July 22, 2009.
  Ruth was an aspiring writer and a teacher at Pisgah country school. 
Her reputation as a quality teacher and writer has been recognized at 
Winterset High School where the Ruth L. Tucker Writing Award 
scholarship has been established in her honor. Ruth is known for her 
hospitality and being an excellent cook. She is also a member of the 
United Methodist Church in Winterset, Iowa.
  There have been many changes that have occurred during the past one 
hundred years. Since Ruth's birth we have revolutionized air travel and 
walked on the moon. We have invented the television and the Internet. 
We have fought in wars overseas, seen the rise and fall of Soviet 
communism and the birth of new democracies. Ruth has lived through 
eighteen United States Presidents and twenty-two Governors of Iowa. In 
her lifetime the population of the United States has more than tripled.
  I congratulate Ruth Tucker for reaching this milestone of a birthday. 
I am extremely honored to represent Ruth in the United States Congress 
and I wish her happiness and health in her future years.

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