[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 40 (Monday, March 14, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E300]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   IN HONOR OF THE 100TH BIRTHDAY OF OLIVE CECELIA BELLMORE OLDFIELD

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                            HON. MIKE ROGERS

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 14, 2016

  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I ask for the House's attention 
today to recognize the birthday of Olive Cecelia Bellmore Oldfield. She 
will turn 100 on March 18th.
  Olive was born in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan on March 18th, 
1916. She was the third of four children of Jesse and Laura Trudell 
Bellmore. Early in her life, Olive's family relocated to Detroit, 
Michigan where her family ran a confectionery store.
  She attended Blessed Sacrament Grade School in Detroit and went on to 
graduate from Visitation High School. After completion of school, she 
was engaged to her brother's friend, Alfred ``Al'' Oldfield, a new 
American citizen from Canada. They were married at Visitation Parish on 
November 16, 1935.
  After World War II, Olive gave birth to four children, John, Janine, 
Jerome and Mary. At this time, the family decided to venture into 
business for themselves and began Ecko Beer Distributorship.
  Olive and her late husband, Al, have 16 grandchildren and 21 great-
grandchildren. Olive has spoiled each one of them with love and 
chocolate. She has survived breast cancer twice, both in the late 
1960's and again in 2007. She was able to celebrate 59 years of 
marriage with her husband before his passing.
  Olive is young at heart and an inspiration. She still lives alone and 
never misses her favorite program, ``Jeopardy''. She always does for 
others before herself, and taught her four children to do the same. She 
is a patriot and thankful to be an American citizen of French ancestry.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in recognizing the life and achievements 
of Olive Cecelia Bellmore Oldfield and wishing her a happy 100th 
birthday.

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