[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 117 (Monday, September 9, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1268]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     HONORING JERRY AND ANN KIVETT

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                            HON. TODD ROKITA

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 9, 2013

  Mr. ROKITA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and salute a 
remarkable Hoosier, Jerry Kivett. Jerry is a true leader in his 
community and the Hoosier state. I wish to express my heartfelt 
gratitude and appreciation for his leadership and service to his 
country, his community, and the State of Indiana.
  Jerry grew up on the family farm owned by his parents, Hugh C. and 
Martha Kivett, in Hall, Indiana. Jerry attended Martinsville High 
School and graduated in 1948. He participated in sports and today is 
still a sports enthusiast. Jerry worked the family farm with his 
brother, Jack, and father, Hugh, during much of his younger years and 
was a natural farmer as many generations of Kivetts were farmers.
  It was during a youth event in the basement of the Mt. Pleasant 
Christian Church in Hall that his eyes met those of Mary Ward of 
Monrovia. It was love at first sight and today this love has lasted 65 
years. Jerry and Mary bought a farm of their own in Hall and have 
resided over it for over sixty years. They still attend Mt. Pleasant 
Church and are the fifth or sixth generation of Kivetts to do so.
  To this union were born Steve, who is a vicar for the Church of 
England, and has resided in England with his wife, Ann, for nearly 40 
years. Jerry's son, Rick, resides in Martinsville with his wife, 
Vickie, and they both work in their county government. Jerry's 
daughter, Jill Kivett, resides in Rensselaer and is a teacher at North 
Newton High School. Jerry's son, Monte, resides in Camby with his wife, 
Lisa, and was Chief Deputy Prosecutor for Morgan County. Life has 
continued to bless Jerry and Mary Kivett with seven grandchildren and 
four great grandchildren.
  Jerry worked at the IBM in Greencastle and worked nights in order to 
either coach or attend his children's sporting events, rarely missing 
any of them. Mary spent over twenty years in the Morgan County Clerk's 
Office. They have done some traveling to England and stateside over the 
years and still enjoy vacationing. They are members of the Hall Civic 
Association and are lifelong Republicans. As parents and grandparents 
they have been excellent role models in family values. They have shared 
years of watching sports on all levels together and can quote you 
names, teams, statistics, and eve have long ago forgotten.

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