[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 23 (Tuesday, February 9, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E147]
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   CONGRATULATING MILDRED OGILVIE FOR CELEBRATING HER 100TH BIRTHDAY

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                          HON. ANDER CRENSHAW

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 9, 2016

  Mr. CRENSHAW. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Mildred Atkinson 
Ogilvie, for celebrating her 100th birthday on January 1, 2016.
   Mildred Ogilvie was born the youngest of nine children to Jesse and 
Agatha Atkinson in Callahan, Florida on January 1st, 1916. Mildred's 
parents passed away when she was still young, but her older siblings 
kept the family together and continued to raise them in Callahan. In 
1932 at the age of 16, Mildred married Bill Ogilvie. Mildred and Bill 
had four children together--Marlin, Dallas, Harold, and Cheryl.
   Mildred has lived her entire life in Northeast Florida. While 
raising her four children, Mildred also helped her husband Bill run his 
many businesses, including grocery stores and laundromats.
   Mildred celebrated her birthday at the Jacksonville Nursing and 
Rehabilitation Center surrounded by 35 family members, including 
nieces, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-
grandchildren. Her niece, Gwen Harvey, fondly recalled walking to 
Mildred and Bill's grocery store to see their beautiful smiling aunt, 
knowing that she would walk away with a cold Pepsi-Cola.
   Despite being orphaned at a young age, Mildred and all eight of her 
siblings went on to become successful adults.
   Mr. Speaker, I ask you and Members of Congress to join me in 
congratulating Mildred Ogilvie on overcoming great obstacles, serving 
as a model for a life well lived, and on celebrating 100 full years of 
life.

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