[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 46 (Monday, March 24, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E419]
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           CELEBRATING THE 100TH BIRTHDAY OF MRS. PEARL RILEY

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                           HON. KEITH ELLISON

                              of minnesota

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 24, 2014

  Mr. ELLISON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 100th 
birthday of Mrs. Pearl Riley and I join her family members and friends 
on April 6, 2014, in commemorating this special centenarian birthday.
   Pearl was born on April 6, 1914, and raised in Alsuma, Oklahoma, a 
suburb of Tulsa. Pearl and her husband, the late Alonzo Riley, Sr. were 
married for 50 years and raised eight children. She is the grandmother 
of twenty two; great grandmother of thirty nine; and great, great 
grandmother of fourteen. One of Pearl's great loves in life, in 
addition to her family and gardening, was the church. Throughout her 
life, she was a regular teacher of both children and adults in Sunday 
school, drama, arts and crafts, and choir. She also served as her 
church's President of the District Missionary Society and was a member 
of the Deaconess and Mother's Board. Outside the church, Pearl was an 
active member of her community working as a volunteer for voter 
registration and serving as a community representative.
   Pearl Riley has led an outstanding life, highlighted by her love of 
family and service to her community. I wish her many more years of 
health and happiness.

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