[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 22, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E356]
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                          HONORING MERLE LEWIS

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                            HON. TOM MARINO

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 22, 2016

  Mr. MARINO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of my constituent 
Merle Lewis, recognizing the celebration of his 90th birthday on April 
8th.
   An upstanding resident of Pennsylvania, Merle resides in Glenburn 
Township with his wife Hilda. Merle and Hilda have been happily married 
for over 50 years.
   Merle has led a successful life as a dairy farmer and is a committed 
advocate for the agriculture community. Merle serves as a Director of 
the Wyoming-Lackawanna Farm Bureau as well as a SafeMark dealer for the 
Pennsylvania Farm Bureau. He is the former Director of the Lackawanna 
County Dairy Herd Improvement Association.
   Along with his many responsibilities to the Farm Bureau, Merle is a 
member of the Oriental Grange in Lake Winola and a past member of the 
Green Grove Grange in Scott Township.
   I want to wish Merle a very happy 90th birthday and thank him for 
his service to all of the farmers in Pennsylvania.

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