[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 32 (Wednesday, February 29, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E286]
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             RECOGNIZING LOUISIANA'S LONGEST MARRIED COUPLE

                         HON. RODNEY ALEXANDER

                              of louisiana

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 29, 2012

  Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the United States Congress, 
it is with great pride that I rise today to recognize Louisiana's 
longest-married couple, Norman and Norma Burmah.
  The Marksville couple, who celebrated their 81st wedding anniversary, 
will be inducted into the Louisiana Family Forum's Marriage Hall of 
Fame, and were recently commended by Governor Bobby Jindal in a 
reception held in their honor on Valentine's Day.
  After an introduction by Norma's friend, the couple began their 
courtship in 1930 at the Roof Garden Dance Hall in New Orleans. The 
following year, Norman and Norma were married at Holy Ghost Church in 
the Crescent City.
  Known as ``Maw'' and ``Paw'' to their loved ones, they are the proud 
parents of two daughters, and have been blessed with six grandchildren 
and 13 great-grandchildren. After Hurricane Katrina destroyed their 
home in 2005, Norman and Norma relocated to Marksville where their 
strong commitments to each other, family and God have continued.
  It is an honor to recognize Norman and Norma Burmah and give my 
heartfelt congratulations to them on this truly incredible event in 
their lives. I ask my colleagues to join me in extending best wishes to 
Louisiana's longest married couple.

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