[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 23 (Tuesday, February 9, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E139]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          IN RECOGNITION OF THE 100TH BIRTHDAY OF KIRBY HIGHT

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                          HON. BRUCE POLIQUIN

                                of maine

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 9, 2016

  Mr. POLIQUIN. Mr. Speaker, I would like to join loving family 
members, dear friends and the entire Skowhegan community in recognizing 
the 100th birthday of Kirby Hight. I am honored to extend birthday 
greetings on this truly special occasion.
   I congratulate Mr. Hight on this major milestone but also express 
profound gratitude for his valiant service to our Nation as a proud 
member of the United States Navy.
   We are forever grateful and humbled by his heroism and selflessness 
during World War II as a Captain of one of our naval destroyers.
   Upon returning to Maine after the war, he continued to give back to 
his community. He developed a successful family business, gave his time 
to the local Rotary Club and served as a member on the board of the 
Skowhegan Fair Association and Redington Fairview Hospital, not to 
mention the numerous local causes his late wife, Grace, and he 
supported.
   The fantastic turnout expected for his birthday celebration will be 
but a small testament to the magnificent impact his hard work and 
unwavering generosity has had on his family, community and country.
   Happy 100th Birthday to Mr. Hight--I wish him many more years of 
continued good health and happiness. May we all be so lucky to live 
such a long and meaningful life. God Bless America and God Bless you, 
Mr. Hight.

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