[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 190 (Tuesday, November 21, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1595]
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 IN RECOGNITION OF THE 100TH BIRTHDAY OF JOSEPHINE R. (ARENA) DRISCOLL

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                        HON. WILLIAM R. KEATING

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 21, 2017

  Mr. KEATING. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Josephine R. 
(Arena) Driscoll, a resident of Rockland, Massachusetts, who is 
celebrating her 100th birthday.
  Josephine was born on November 27, 1917 to Harry L. and Rose (Galbo) 
Arena, who emigrated from Italy through Ellis Island. Growing up she 
was very active in her community as the captain of her drill and 
bowling teams and in the Holy Family Church in Rockland. In 1939 she 
won an award for her poem at the World's Fair Anthology of Verse. 
Josephine also spent time traveling across the country and to Mexico 
with her parents.
  As a young woman Josephine worked in the Commonwealth Shoe Factory in 
Whitman. After the factory closed, Josephine, who did not have the 
opportunity to finish high school, went back and earned her degree. She 
then worked in the Electro Signal Lab in Rockland, the town where she 
lives to this day.
  In 1957 she married Charles A. Driscoll, a U.S. Navy veteran from 
World War II. Continuing her love for travel, she made many cross-
country road trips with her husband until he passed away in 1968. 
Josephine continued to be involved in her community and is a lifelong 
member of the Republican Town Committee. Today Josephine lives with her 
niece Rosemarie and her husband Edward, a veteran of the U.S. Navy.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to honor Josephine R. Driscoll on this joyous 
occasion of her 100th birthday. I ask that my colleagues join me in 
wishing her many more years of health and happiness.

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