[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 179 (Thursday, December 10, 2015)]
[House]
[Pages H9212-H9213]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               HONORING THE LIFE OF MARY CALDWELL PLUMER

  (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor and celebrate 
the life of a patriot and dear friend, Mary Caldwell Plumer, known as 
Mere.
  Mere accomplished so much throughout her long and rewarding life and 
did it with a constant smile and positive outlook. We treasured the 
moments we had with Mere because we knew we could not have her forever.
  As per her wish, I will not stand by her grave and cry but adhere to 
the standards she established and always maintained of loving life and 
each other. Her friends, family, and loved ones admired her, and we 
were blessed to have known her.

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  Mr. Speaker, Mere is now reunited with her husband of 45 years, Dick, 
and two of her children, Penny and Christopher. Though Heaven has 
gained her, we have not lost her; and we will never lose her, for she 
is rooted in our hearts and in our memories now and forever.
  Mere is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Patience and Charles 
Flick; her son, Richard; and her three loving grandchildren, Penny, 
Bonnie, and Willis Flick.
  May God bless and keep Mary Caldwell Plumer in His bosom.

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