[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 65 (Monday, April 23, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E510]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          CELEBRATING THE 100TH BIRTHDAY OF MRS. GRACE MILROY

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                             HON. ROD BLUM

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, April 23, 2018

  Mr. BLUM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the 100th birthday of a 
veteran, artist, neighbor, wife, mother, and grandmother, Grace Milroy 
of Vinton, Iowa.
  Mrs. Milroy has a family of four children, ten grandchildren, and 
nine great-grandchildren to celebrate this special day with her. She is 
a family oriented woman who was married for 68 years to Boyd Milroy, 
and together they made a beautiful family and life.
  During World War II, she was stationed in Washington, D.C. working in 
the Office of Correspondence. Beginning in 1942 until the end of the 
war, she wrote letters to families that no family hoped to receive. The 
letters, unfortunately, were to inform the families that their loved 
ones in the service would not make it home. The most memorable she 
described was to the parents of a chaplain who was killed in action. 
While it was a tiring endeavor, she understood the importance of each 
letter and wrote as much information as the rules would allow to all 
recipients.
  After the war, she returned to Iowa where she attended college and 
met her husband. She was an artist in her free time, creating cross 
stitch projects and quilts. She even won awards for her exemplary work, 
and her family describes Grace as independent and hardworking. I'm 
proud to be able to say Happy 100th Birthday to this amazing woman, 
Mrs. Grace Milroy.

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