[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 118 (Friday, July 31, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2147]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  RECOGNIZING THE 60TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY OF JOHN RICHARD AND MABEL 
                                 WARREN

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                            HON. JEFF MILLER

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 31, 2009

  Mr. MILLER of Florida. Madam Speaker, on behalf of the United States 
Congress, it is an honor for me to rise today in recognition of Dr. 
John Richard and Mrs. Mabel Warren on the occasion of their 60th 
wedding anniversary.
  Dick and Mabel Warren first met in 1948 as students at Stetson 
University in DeLand, Florida. Dick Warren served his country 
faithfully in World War II as an Army Signal Corpsman during the France 
and German invasions. After returning home, he began his studies at 
Stetson, where he was the founding President of the school's Lambda Chi 
Fraternity chapter. He graduated in 1949 with a bachelor of arts in 
French. Mabel first attended Mount Berry College in Georgia, and then 
moved to Stetson after two years, where she met her future husband. She 
graduated from Stetson with a bachelor of arts in Elementary Education.
  Teaching has always been a part of the Warrens' lives, and both Dick 
and Mabel went on to earn master's degrees in the field of education. 
In 1973, Dr. and Mrs. Warren settled in Niceville, Florida where they 
have remained ever since. Dr. Warren became part of the faculty of 
Okaloosa Walton Community College, now known as Northwest Florida State 
College, where he retired as Dean of Humanities in 1997. Mrs. Warren 
taught elementary education for 34 years and spent the last 21 years of 
her teaching career at Longwood Elementary School in Shalimar, Florida. 
Both Dick and Mabel continue to be an active part of the Northwest 
Florida community, giving their time and service to others.
  Madam Speaker, on behalf of the United States Congress, I am proud to 
recognize Mr. and Mrs. Warren on their 60th wedding anniversary. My 
wife Vicki and I would like to wish all the best to Dick and Mabel, as 
well as their children, Barbara, Richard, and Mary Jane, and their nine 
grandchildren. They are truly an outstanding family from the First 
District of Florida.

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