[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 104 (Thursday, July 12, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1241]
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                       HONORING LAURIANNE CORMIER

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                        HON. MICHAEL H. MICHAUD

                                of maine

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 12, 2012

  Mr. MICHAUD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 100th 
birthday of Laurianne Cormier. Born on July 12, 1912, in Lewiston, 
Maine, Mrs. Cormier has two daughters, seven grandchildren and ten 
great-grandchildren.
  Mrs. Cormier has dedicated much of her life to working and 
volunteering in her community. Like many other Franco-Americans growing 
up in Lewiston during the Great Depression, Mrs. Cormier helped to 
support her family by working in a local shoe factory. After her 
retirement, Mrs. Cormier kept busy by volunteering at the YWCA and at 
St. Mary's Regional Medical Center in Lewiston. In fact, thirty-five 
years later, Mrs. Cormier is still volunteering there and has devoted 
over 18,500 hours of her time and energy to the community she loves.
  Mrs. Cormier's co-workers admire her work ethic, spirit and passion 
for her job. In October of 2010, she was presented with the Mayoral 
VIBE Award (Volunteers Inspire By Example) and in April of this year, 
she was nominated for one of the Maine Commission for Community 
Service's annual Governor's Awards for Service and Volunteerism. Mrs. 
Cormier was recognized as a special ``Volunteer Hero'' at that 
ceremony.
  On Tuesday of this week, her colleagues at St. Mary's hosted a 
birthday party for her and on Sunday, July 15, her family and friends 
will gather for a second celebration that will take place at the 
Franco-American Heritage Center. I am very much looking forward to 
congratulating Mrs. Cormier in person at Sunday's celebration.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in honoring Laurianne Cormier on this 
special day. She is truly an exemplary citizen whose dedication to her 
community and to her family is certainly an inspiration to us all.

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