[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 101 (Friday, July 8, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1274]
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                     A TRIBUTE TO MARIE WATERMILLER

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                            HON. TOM LATHAM

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, July 8, 2011

  Mr. LATHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Marie 
Watermiller of Hampton, Iowa on the recent celebration of her 100th 
birthday on June 24, 2011.
  Marie was brought into this world on June 24, 1911 and more than 100 
years later continues to live a vibrant life. Aside from her daily 
regimen of sewing, crocheting, and reading, Marie also stays busy by 
entertaining and quilting blankets for her 15 grandchildren, 42 great-
grandchildren, and 5 great-great-grandchildren as she expects three 
more great-great-grandchildren within the year. Marie also spends her 
time assisting those that are ill by making lap robes to support the 
Church of the Living Word's most recent project.
  There have been many changes that have occurred during the past 100 
years. Since Marie'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. Marie has lived through 18 United States 
Presidents and 22 Governors of Iowa. In her lifetime the population of 
the United States has more than tripled.
  I congratulate Ms. Watermiller for reaching this milestone of a 
birthday. I am extremely honored to represent Marie and her family in 
the United States Congress and I wish her happiness and health in her 
future years.

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