[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 125 (Wednesday, July 25, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1064-E1065]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 IN CELEBRATION OF MS. CARRIE PATTERSON THOMAS ON THE OCCASION OF HER 
                             100TH BIRTHDAY

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                         HON. ALCEE L. HASTINGS

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 25, 2018

  Mr. HASTINGS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of Ms. 
Carrie Patterson Thomas on the occasion of her 100th birthday.
  Carrie was born on August 5, 1918 in the town of Ninety-Six, South 
Carolina to Wince and Ida Dean Patterson. In 1923 at the inquisitive 
age of five, she moved with her parents and six siblings to Fort 
Lauderdale, Florida. She worked various jobs from picking vegetables 
and later worked as a domestic until she retired. Carrie met and 
married her late husband Mr. Harvey Thomas and have two lovely 
children, Earl Thomas and Betty DeVaughn.
  Carrie has been a resident and community leader of Broward County for 
over 90 years. I am truly grateful for her selflessness and tireless 
service. She is a beloved life-long member of the New Mount Olive 
Baptist Church,

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where she served on the mission society and often volunteered to help 
feed the homeless. She has worked hard under harsh conditions and 
unfair practices. She lived to witness many epic eras and events in 
history. And yet, through it all she has remained steadfast, unmovable, 
always abounding in the work of the Lord, and we know her labor is not 
in vain.
  Mr. Speaker, on this momentous occasion, please join me in wishing 
Ms. Carrie Patterson Thomas a happy and wonderful 100th birthday.

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