[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 151 (Thursday, November 18, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1970]
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                        TRIBUTE TO LEO THOMSEN-

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                            HON. TOM LATHAM

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 18, 2010

  Mr. LATHAM. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Leo Thomsen 
of Jefferson, Iowa, on the celebration of his 100th birthday on October 
4, 2010.
  Leo was born on October 4, 1910, in Greene County, Iowa. He grew up 
in Paton, Iowa where he later became a farmer and worked at a grain 
elevator. In 1940, Leo married Bernice Anderson and they were together 
until her death in 1988. They have two daughters, Mary and Judy; and 
have five grandchildren, Cesar, Tony, Marisa, Matt and Brad. Leo is 
currently residing at the Regency Park Nursing and Rehab Center in 
Jefferson, Iowa.
  There have been many changes that have occurred during the past one 
hundred years. Since Leo's birth we have revolutionized air travel and 
walked on the moon. We have invented the television and the Internet. 
We have fought in wars overseas, seen the rise and fall of Soviet 
communism and the birth of new democracies. Leo has lived through 18 
United States presidents and 22 governors of Iowa. In his lifetime, the 
population of the United States has more than tripled.
  I know that my colleagues in the United States Congress join me in 
sending warm wishes to Leo on the milestone of his 100th birthday. I am 
extremely honored to represent him in Congress, and I wish him 
happiness and health for many more years to come.

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