[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 97 (Tuesday, June 12, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E829]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             IN HONOR OF THE 100TH BIRTHDAY OF HILDA HOLLEY

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                            HON. MIKE ROGERS

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 12, 2018

  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the 100th 
birthday of Hilda Holley.
  Hilda was born on May 14, 1918 in Oxford, Alabama, as the fourth of 
13 siblings. She and two other siblings are the only ones still living 
today.
  She married her late husband Ernest Holley in 1944. Hilda worked at 
Anniston Army Depot and on February 26, 1951, she gave birth to her 
son, Ernie and Hilda became a stay at home mother.
  Ernie was born with Down's Syndrome, and Hilda has devoted her life 
to taking care of her son. Hilda attributes her long life to eating a 
red apple and onions every day. Besides caring for Ernie, Hilda spends 
her time reading her Bible, praying and completing crossword puzzles.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in wishing Hilda Holley a very happy 
100th birthday.

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