[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 104 (Tuesday, July 7, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E997-E998]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    IN RECOGNITION OF THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF BILL AND BARBARA KEITH

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                        HON. WILLIAM R. KEATING

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 7, 2015

  Mr. KEATING. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Bill and 
Barbara Keith, who celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary on June 
29th.
   When Bill and Barbara were married in 1945, Bill had just returned 
from World War II. Barbara describes their two year courtship as a 
simple one that started when Bill was on leave from the Navy in 1943. 
They would go bowling, go to see a movie, or go out for dinner. For two 
years, they continued to write to each other until Bill was discharged 
in March of 1945. They were married in Scituate and lived in Boston 
until 1952 when the couple moved to Bill's childhood home in 
Marshfield.
   Bill and Barbara soon began to grow their family. Bill--hard-
working, dedicated, and quiet--held four jobs in order to support the 
family. This included being head custodian for over 20 years at 
Martinson Elementary School as well as custodian at Ventress Library 
and Trinity Episcopal Church. He was also a machinist at the Hingham 
Naval Ammunition Depot. Barbara became known in the community as the 
person to call if a child needed a place to stay during a family 
emergency. She started Steeple Preschool at Trinity Episcopal Church in 
Marshfield Hills with one of her friends. Over the years, Bill and 
Barbara's family has grown to include six children, two foster 
children, twenty grandchildren, eighteen great-grandchildren and five 
great-great-grandchildren.
   Mr. Speaker, I am proud to honor Bill and Barbara Keith on this 
joyous occasion. I ask that my colleagues join me in wishing them and 
their family many more years of happiness.

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