[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 38 (Monday, March 14, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E474]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  A TRIBUTE TO LOUISA JOSEFINA MORRIS

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS-

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 14, 2011

  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Ms. Louisa 
Josefina Morris on the occasion of her 100th birthday.
  Ms. Morris was born on January 17, 1911, in Colon, Panama. Her 
parents are Elmina Cox and Charles Watts; but, she was raised by her 
grandparents, Ella and Ernest Beury. Her grandparents were important 
role models, fostering her development and growth with a loving and 
caring home.
  Ms. Morris married Irving Benjamin Morris. Together they had five 
children: Irene Walker, Davina Morris, Olivia Aikens, Leo Morris, and 
Elisa Morris.
  In 1958, Ms. Morris relocated to the United States to work at a local 
hospital. After becoming a citizen five years later, her children and 
husband followed. Today, all of Ms. Morris' children are adults. She 
helped raise multiple generations of her family and is now a great 
grandmother.
  Ms. Morris lived a full life in the past 100 years. She witnessed the 
events of World War I, World War II, Vietnam and the Civil Rights 
Movement. She experienced the lives of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., 
Malcolm X, President John F. Kennedy, and President Barack Obama. Ms. 
Morris has seen it all and did what many are unable to.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join me in recognizing the life 
of Ms. Louisa Josefina Morris.

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