[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 25 (Wednesday, February 15, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E199]
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        IN RECOGNITION OF THE 103RD BIRTHDAY OF MARGARET BONNER

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                        HON. WILLIAM R. KEATING

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 15, 2012

  Mr. KEATING. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Margaret Bonner of 
Quincy, Massachusetts who celebrates her 103rd birthday on February 
22nd.
  Margaret was born on February 22, 1909 in Great Britain, where she 
spent her childhood. A concert pianist by training, she graduated from 
the London College of Music and shortly thereafter immigrated to the 
United States, arriving just before the crash of the stock market. 
Margaret first moved to Dorchester, Massachusetts before settling in 
Quincy in 1975. Always a creative person and an arts enthusiast, she 
worked as an illustrative artist on greeting cards during the Great 
Depression.
  Throughout her life, Margaret has had a rich and remarkable career. 
At the end of World War I, she returned to Great Britain to volunteer 
with the Red Cross as a nurse's aide. Following that, she embarked on a 
long and accomplished career in the fashion and bridal industry, 
working as a buyer and manager for Worth of Boston on Boylston Street, 
among other high-end stores. In this position, Margaret traveled the 
world, purchasing couture clothes and meeting directly with famous 
designers from Versace to Halston. It was her love of fashion and the 
arts that kept her going over the years, and she did not retire until 
she was 86 years old.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to honor Margaret Bonner on this joyous 
occasion. I ask that my colleagues join me in wishing her many more 
years of health and happiness.

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