[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 23, 2016)]
[House]
[Pages H1556-H1557]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          HONORING MARY SMITH

  (Mr. WALBERG asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. WALBERG. Mr. Speaker, as I travel throughout Michigan's Seventh 
District, I have had the privilege of getting to know some incredible 
women who have made a lasting mark on our communities. Mary Smith from 
Coldwater is one of them. If you live in Branch County, you know Mary. 
She is family.
  Over the last 40 years, Mary has spent countless hours volunteering 
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the Community Health Center of Branch County. She also helped lead the 
effort to restore the beautiful Tibbits Opera House, and is a 
passionate advocate for this iconic theater. At 97, she rode to the 
Tibbits on the back of my Harley.
  Mary will turn 101 in June, and I continue to be inspired by her 
lifelong service to the community. This Women's History Month--and 
every month--we say thank you to women like Mary Smith, who have made 
invaluable contributions to Michigan, this country, and made our State 
a better place to live.

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