[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 162 (Tuesday, November 3, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2692]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                HAPPY 100TH BIRTHDAY, MRS. HELEN GARGASH

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                         HON. MICHAEL A. ARCURI

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 3, 2009

  Mr. ARCURI. Madam Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Mrs. Helen 
Gargash, a resident of my district in Upstate New York, who today 
celebrates her 100th birthday.
  Mrs. Gargash was born on November 3, 1909 as the eldest of four 
children and spent her childhood on a farm outside Amsterdam, New York. 
After leaving home to attend school, Mrs. Gargash worked at A.D. 
Julliard in New York Mills, New York and met her husband, Mr. John 
Gargash, to whom she was married for over 50 years. Together they have 
three children, eight grandchildren and several great grandchildren.
  Over the years, Mrs. Gargash was employed at the former Griffiss Air 
Force Base and Mele Manufacturing, from which she eventually retired. 
As a member of various seniors' groups, Mrs. Gargash served often 
during her retirement as a volunteer at the Utica State Hospital. She 
was a communicant of St. Joseph-St. Patrick Church for many years until 
moving to Country Club Courts in New York Mills, New York. There she 
has enjoyed almost daily visits to the New Hartford Nutrition Center 
and continues to cook some of her favorite dishes, among them Spanish 
rice, chicken soup and mushroom stew.
  Madam Speaker, I am proud to honor Mrs. Gargash on this joyous 
occasion. I ask that my colleagues join me in wishing her many more 
years of health and happiness.

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