[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 49 (Tuesday, March 24, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E398]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  CONGRATULATING LEROY AND OVIA MARIE McGINNIS ON THEIR 65TH WEDDING 
                              ANNIVERSARY

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                            HON. JASON SMITH

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 24, 2015

  Mr. SMITH of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate 
Leroy and Ovia Marie McGinnis on their 65th wedding anniversary. They 
were married on March 3, 1950 in a courthouse in Arkansas. Although 
they were young, their love for one another was unconditional. In fact, 
Leroy was so intent on marrying the love of his life that he spent the 
last four dollars to his name to pay for their modest ceremony. Worried 
of what their families might think, Leroy and Ovia Marie kept their 
marriage a secret for several weeks.
  Soon after marrying, the young couple moved to Cuba, Missouri, where 
their love and affection for one another continued to grow. They have 
raised six children together, and Mr. McGinnis still serves as CEO of 
McGinnis Wood Products, a very successful business that he founded in 
1968.
  Again, I want to wish Mr. and Mrs. McGinnis a Happy Anniversary and 
many more years of joy!

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