[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 161 (Monday, November 2, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2680]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      CELEBRATION OF MRS. MAGGIE KATIE BROWN KIDD'S 105TH BIRTHDAY

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                            HON. DAVID SCOTT

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, November 2, 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 November 27th of this year, Mrs. Maggie Katie 
Brown Kidd will turn 105 years old and I am honored to serve as a 
spokesman for Mrs. Kidd's family members and friends who will recognize 
her birthday with a party in her honor.
  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 Church by the Reverend Henry 
Gresham, she served under the leadership of the Reverend W.M. Combs 
until 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 gatherings 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 as Mrs. Kidd's 
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 105th birthday.

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