[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 108 (Friday, July 11, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1143]
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                IN RECOGNITION OF CATHERINE CHRISTOPHER

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                        HON. WILLIAM R. KEATING

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 11, 2014

  Mr. KEATING. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Catherine 
Christopher, a resident of Middleborough, Massachusetts, who today 
celebrates her 100th birthday.
   Catherine was born on July 11, 1914 to Mary and Michael Vergos in 
Lowell, Massachusetts. The second oldest of her six siblings, 
Catherine, or Kay as her family and friends know her, left her junior 
high school to work at Giant Store to help support her family. Kay 
later married Harry Christopher at the Holy Trinity Church in Lowell on 
October 22, 1939, and they went on to raise three children together: 
Sandra, William, and Chris. In the early 1950's, the Christopher family 
opened a grocery store on Locust Street in the early 1950's, which they 
operated for thirty years.
   Kay has been an active member of the local Greek Orthodox Church and 
she, along with her husband, belonged to a number of clubs and 
organizations within their community for many years.
   Mr. Speaker, I am proud to honor Catherine Christopher on this 
joyous occasion of her 100th birthday. I ask that my colleagues join me 
in wishing her continued health and happiness.

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