[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 55 (Tuesday, April 17, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Page S2388]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                TRIBUTE TO MRS. GERTRUDE LORIO BEAUFORD

 Mr. VITTER. Mr. President, today I wish to honor Mrs. Gertrude 
Lorio Beauford on the occasion of her 100th birthday.
  Born to Wilfrid A. Lorio and Eulalie L. Fischer on May 28, 1912, at 
Ingleside Plantation in Lakeland, LA, Mrs. Beauford is the third oldest 
of five siblings, two brothers and three sisters. She received her 
education from St. Joseph's Academy in New Roads and was classmates 
with former United States Congresswoman Lindy Boggs. Mrs. Beauford then 
went on to St. Mary's Dominican College and married childhood friend 
Leonard M. Beauford in 1935. Mr. Beauford worked for the United States 
Army Corps of Engineers, and their family moved to 18 cities in 9 years 
before finally settling in New Orleans in 1945.
  They were married for 48 years, and their family includes 3 children, 
Gertrude, Wilfrid, and Kathleen, and 1 grandchild, Judith. Sharing a 
fondness for traveling, Mr. and Mrs. Beauford visited countries across 
the world including Japan, Canada, and many more across Europe. In 
fact, they even traveled south to Antarctica and also went north and 
crossed the Arctic Circle.
  Mrs. Beauford has been an active member of the Louisiana Lions Club, 
the Jefferson Lions Club, Children's Hospital, the League of Women 
Voters, the Parent-Teacher Association, and the American Association of 
University Women. She is also an active member of St. Agnes Catholic 
Church and committed 18 years of her life to educating young people at 
McDonough #7 where she taught 5th grade.
  Five generations later, Ingleside Plantation is still owned and 
operated by the Lorio family where sugarcane, soybeans, and wheat 
continue to be grown. Those closest to her know Mrs. Beauford simply as 
``Gertie,'' and she's attributed her long life to keeping busy.
  I am proud to honor such an extraordinary member of our community on 
her 100th birthday and wish Mrs. Beauford many more joyous days, 
months, and years to come.

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