[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 120 (Tuesday, August 10, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1552]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 ACKNOWLEDGING MRS. MARION BUSH LICATA

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                       HON. THADDEUS G. McCOTTER

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, August 10, 2010

  Mr. McCOTTER. Madam Speaker, today I rise to honor and acknowledge 
Mrs. Marion Bush Licata, a remarkable Michigan citizen, upon her 
ninetieth birthday on August 16, 2010.
  Marion Bush was born on August 16, 1920, in Highland Park, Michigan 
to James and Evelyn Bush. Growing up with two older brothers, Irving 
and J.V. Richard, Marion attended Cooley High School in Detroit 
graduating in 1938. While working at Bell Telephone, she went on to 
attend Wayne State University where she met Anthony Licata.
  Marion and Anthony married in August of 1940, celebrating their love 
for more than fifty-nine years while raising their beloved daughter 
Susan who was born in 1943. With Anthony Licata serving in the United 
States Navy, Marion and Susan traveled by train to Virginia Beach, VA 
and Norman, Oklahoma to be near him.
  Marion Bush Licata was actively involved during Susan's elementary 
school years as she became part of the ``Mother Singers'' choral group 
at Cadillac Elementary School in Detroit. She sang in various other 
choirs, as well. A great proponent of education, Marion returned to 
Wayne State and earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Library Science. 
She dedicated more than ten years to the Detroit Public School system 
as an elementary school librarian, passing on a love of reading to the 
children under her tutelage.
  Marion Bush Licata has enjoyed singing in musical groups, painting, 
using both oil and water color, creating stained glass, embroidery, 
making dolls, sewing, reading and listening to music. Marion also was 
very involved in her late husband Anthony's political activities. She 
actively supported Anthony's successful campaign to be seated in the 
Michigan House of Representatives during a special election in 1967. 
Marion Bush Licata maintained her interest in politics by attending 
local and state Republican Conventions for many years.
  Marion Bush Licata finds great joy in her granddaughter Krista and 
continues to be a supportive and influential part of Krista's life. 
Mrs. Licata has continued to care for her immediate family and has 
always been a source of strength to the extended Bush and Licata 
families.
  Madam Speaker, for ninety years Marion Bush Licata has graced the 
world with her kindness, hard work, and community spirit. Today, I ask 
my colleagues to join me in congratulating Marion Bush Licata upon 
reaching her ninetieth birthday and to honor her commitment to her 
community and her country.

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