[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 17 (Thursday, January 28, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E60]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO MRS. NEVA BELL

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                            HON. TODD ROKITA

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, January 28, 2016

  Mr. ROKITA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a wonderful Hoosier, 
Mrs. Neva Bell. Today Neva Bell of Indianapolis, a true daughter of the 
State of Indiana attains the century mark of 100 years of age.
   Born in Monroe, Indiana in 1916, to Mr. and Mrs. E.F. Fricke, Neva 
attended Purdue University where she met her future husband Simeon Bell 
of Portland, the son of a Jay County, Indiana pioneer family. Neva and 
Simeon Bell both graduated from Purdue, married, and raised three 
children in Indiana. Neva now has 6 grandchildren and 7 great 
grandchildren.
   Over the years, Neva and Simeon Bell spent countless volunteer hours 
helping many Indiana institutions like the Indiana State Museum, the 
Eitlejorg Museum, the 500 Festival, and the Indianapolis Museum of Art. 
Neva and Simeon also maintained and improved the Bell family pioneer 
farm in Jay County, Indiana which is still in the family to this day.
   Neva lost her husband in 2005, but that hasn't stopped her from 
supporting her loved Indiana organizations. Over a lifetime Neva Bell 
has epitomized the strong, independent citizen that makes Indiana 
great.
   Let us join together today and wish Neva Bell a very Happy Birthday 
and a joyful and healthy year.

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