[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 72 (Thursday, May 13, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E851]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


        CONGRATULATING MR. AND MRS. HERBERT FISHER, SR. ON THE 
               OCCASION OF THEIR 86TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

                                 ______
                                 

                         HON. G.K. BUTTERFIELD

                           of north carolina

                  in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 13, 2010

  Mr. BUTTERFIELD. Madam Speaker, I rise to recognize and congratulate 
New Bern, North Carolina residents Zelmyra and Herbert Fisher, Sr. on 
86 years of marriage--the longest marriage of a living couple in the 
world.
  Mrs. Zelmyra Fisher, born on December 10, 1907, and Mr. Herbert 
Fisher, Sr., born on June 10, 1905, have been married since 1924. In 
that year, Calvin Coolidge was President; New York taxis cost 10 cents 
per half-mile; the Teapot Dome Scandal broke; the Ford Model T was the 
most popular automobile; and a postage stamp cost 2 cents while bread 
cost 9 cents a loaf.
  In 1942, Mr. Fisher built what would become the family's home in the 
James City neighborhood. Mr. and Mrs. Fisher would raise five children 
in that home, and continue to live there today. The couple met in 
elementary school and married when he was 19 years old and she was 18 
years old, and they have shared 86 blissful years.
  On Valentine's Day this year, Mr. and Mrs. Fisher gave free marriage 
advice on Twitter. When asked to share the best marriage advice they've 
received, they advised couples to ``respect, support and communicate 
with each other. Be faithful, honest and true. Love each other with all 
of your heart.''
  Mr. Fisher, a retired worker from the Coca-Cola Bottling Company, has 
a great passion for baseball, especially for his two favorite teams, 
the New York Yankees and the Atlanta Braves. Mrs. Fisher, a retired 
caretaker, greatly enjoys reading the Bible.
  Mr. and Mrs. Fisher have contributed a lifetime of service to the 
fabric of their community through various community organizations and 
their respective churches, Jones Chapel A.M.E. Zion and Pilgrim Chapel 
Missionary Baptist.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing and 
congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Zelmyra and Herbert Fisher, Sr. on the 
blessing of 86 years of marriage. They serve as a wonderful and 
enduring inspiration of love, family and sacrifice.

                          ____________________