[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 114 (Tuesday, July 21, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1085]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               CELEBRATING ELOISE BRONAK'S 100TH BIRTHDAY

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                        HON. BLAINE LUETKEMEYER

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 21, 2015

  Mr. LUETKEMEYER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask my colleagues to 
join me in congratulating Mrs. Eloise Bronak on her 100th Birthday, 
which she will be celebrating on July 28, 2015.
   Eloise Bronak was born in Decatur, Illinois. She has lived in Texas 
and Michigan, and eventually settled in St. Clair, MO. For the past 
seven years, she has lived at Willow Brooke Assisted Living Facility in 
Union, MO. Eloise served our nation during World War II as a Navy 
nurse. In 1944, Eloise joined the Navy as a registered nurse, but was 
unable to serve overseas due to her height. ``They wouldn't let me go 
overseas because I was too little--I couldn't stretch enough,'' she 
joked. ``I was to take what was left over.'' During her service of 
three years in the Navy, Eloise took care of wounded soldiers who 
returned to the United States. After her time in the service, she 
continued to serve in the medical field by working in public health, at 
the medical department at Chrysler in St. Louis, MO, and in health care 
in St. Louis County. Eloise had the opportunity to see the World War II 
Memorial in Washington, D.C. with the Franklin County Honor Flight.
   Birthdays are a very special time. It's a time to come together and 
celebrate your life and accomplishments and recognize the impact that 
you have had on the lives of those around you.
   I ask you in joining me in recognizing Eloise Bronak on this 
momentous occasion.

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