[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 192 (Thursday, December 17, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E3030]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 RECOGNIZING THE 75TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY OF MARVIN AND MARY LOU COHRON

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                            HON. JEFF MILLER

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 16, 2009

  Mr. MILLER of Florida. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize 
Marvin and Mary Lou Cohron on the occasion of their 75th wedding 
anniversary. Their 75 years of marriage is a testament to all American 
families, and I am proud to honor the Cohrons.
  Marvin and Mary Lou first met at Excel Junior High School in Monroe 
County, Alabama, around 1932. Both were the children of farming 
families and spent much of their free time going to church services and 
social functions. On a Sunday evening, December 23, 1934, Marvin drove 
Mary Lou and some of her family to the home of the Justice of the Peace 
where the two were married. Marvin was 16 and Mary Lou was 15.
  After their marriage, Marvin and Mary Lou tried their hand at 
farming. After 3 years of marriage, Marvin had saved enough money from 
the sale of collard greens they had grown to buy Mary Lou a wedding 
band. Marvin moved to Pensacola, Florida, in 1939 and started work at 
the Pensacola City Bus Company while Mary Lou continued working at 
Vanity Fair in Alabama until she was able to join her husband in 
Pensacola. In 1943, Marvin was drafted into the United States Navy 
where he served honorably in World War II. He then went to school on 
the G.I. Bill to learn refrigeration maintenance and repair. In 1950, 
Marvin began work at Navy Point stores before going into business for 
himself in 1958. He opened Cohron's Air Conditioning/Refrigeration 
Sales and Service and Mary Lou worked as the bookkeeper and secretary 
for the office. In 1986, the Cohrons retired. They now spend their days 
enjoying fishing, camping, and ballroom dancing. They belong to several 
seniors' dance clubs and Mary Lou belongs to the Red Hat Society.
  Madam Speaker, on behalf of the United States Congress, I am 
privileged to recognize the 75th wedding anniversary of Marvin and Mary 
Lou Cohron. Their family has been an invaluable part of our community 
for over seventy years. My wife Vicki and I wish Marvin and Mary Lou, 
their 5 daughters, 10 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, and great-
great grandchild all the best.

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