[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 4 (Wednesday, January 8, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E19]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  HONORING MRS. ROSETTA SKINNER ON THE OCCASION OF HER 105TH BIRTHDAY

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                         HON. G.K. BUTTERFIELD

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, January 8, 2014

  Mr. BUTTERFIELD. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize my constituent, 
Mrs. Rosetta Skinner, who turned 105 years old on Wednesday, November 
27, 2013.
  ``Miss Rosetta'' as she is affectionately called, was one of eight 
children born to James Edward and Ella Cartwright Poole on November 27, 
1908 in the Pitts Chapel area of Pasquotank County. She was educated in 
my congressional district in Elizabeth City, North Carolina.
  For years, Miss Rosetta was a domestic worker for families in 
Elizabeth City. She was very well respected by everyone with whom she 
worked because of her determination, hard work, and dependability.
  The most important thing to Miss Rosetta has always been her family. 
Many years ago, Miss Rosetta was married and gave birth to one child--
Mrs. Queenie V. McMurren. From there, her family has blossomed to now 
include five generations including 12 grandchildren, 26 great-
grandchildren, 20 great-great-grandchildren, and 104 great-great-great-
grandchildren. Her greatest joys have been seeing her family grow and 
having the opportunity to impart valuable wisdom that only someone who 
has lived as full a life as she has can do.
  Miss Rosetta has been a member of Cornerstone Missionary Baptist 
Church for more than 60 years. She still attends when she is able. Over 
her more than six decades with the Church, Miss Rosetta became fond of 
the choir, church outings, and church picnics where her famous banana 
pudding was always in high demand.
  Now 105 years old, Miss Rosetta has never been on an airplane and has 
only left her home town a few times in her life. But Miss Rosetta's 
life demonstrates that we need not be world travelers to have a full 
and complete life. Over the last century, Miss Rosetta has seen and 
lived through the evolution of our country. From segregation and the 
era of Jim Crow to witnessing Barack Obama be sworn in as President, 
Miss Rosetta has experienced more than many could dream.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues join me in wishing Miss Rosetta best 
wishes for her 105th year and the many years to come.

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