[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 29 (Tuesday, March 1, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E383]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


           IN CELEBRATION OF BEATRICE COHEN'S 100TH BIRTHDAY

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                         HON. GARY L. ACKERMAN

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, March 1, 2011

  Mr. ACKERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the 100th 
birthday of Beatrice Isabel Cohen, the pride of New York State.
  Born on February 24, 1911, in Bronx, New York, Bee grew up with a 
deep love and appreciation for her family, community and country. 
Forced to obtain employment as a teenager due to the loss of her 
father, she secured a job with a women's coat manufacturer at the age 
of 16 to help support her family, while also excelling as a champion 
amateur handball player. Five years later, she married her boss, Max 
Cohen, and continued to work by his side for more than 50 years. Bee 
and Max raised two sons, Joseph and Ronald.
  Friends and family of Bee would tell you that she always looks at the 
good in people. Her uplifting attitude is contagious, and has spread to 
her family, friends and neighbors--many of whom, and their parents, 
were not even born when Bee moved into her current apartment on the 
West Side of Manhattan shortly after World War II.
  In Bee's 100 years, she has lived through some of the most 
precariously challenging, exultant and remarkable eras. Yet, she has 
always kept up with the culture of the times. As a child, she listened 
to a crystal radio; today she views international programming on a 
plasma television with stereo sound. She has been a pillar of 
reliability to her entire family by showing love, warmth and guidance 
to her two sons, two grandsons and their wives, five great-
grandchildren, and her many nieces and nephews.
  For her devotion to her family and her country, I ask my colleagues 
in the United States House of Representatives to please rise and join 
me in honoring Beatrice Isabel Cohen on the occasion of her 100th 
birthday.

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