[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 190 (Monday, December 3, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1593]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     RECOGNIZING MRS. EVELYN WALKER ROBINSON ON HER 100TH BIRTHDAY

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                        HON. PETER J. VISCLOSKY

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, December 3, 2018

  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I 
congratulate Mrs. Evelyn Walker Robinson on a momentous milestone, her 
100th birthday, which was on December 2, 2018. Evelyn will be 
celebrating with family and friends on Saturday, December 8, 2018, at 
First Baptist Church in Gary, Indiana.
  Evelyn Walker Robinson was born on December 2, 1918, in Montgomery, 
Alabama, to Homer and India Walker. When Evelyn was only fifteen months 
old, she and her family relocated to Gary. Shortly after, in 1920, her 
family joined First Baptist Church, where Evelyn has remained a devoted 
and faithful parishioner ever since. She was married to her beloved 
husband, Wesley Ben (Bennie) Robinson, for many years until his passing 
in 1968.
  Evelyn worked most of her life, holding various positions within 
state and local government agencies, including the Lake County 
Department of Public Welfare and what is now known as the Division of 
Family Resources. Mrs. Robinson also worked for twenty-eight years for 
the Lake County Economic Opportunity Council, during which time she 
served as the director of the Emergency Food and Medical Services 
Program and the Nutrition Program for the Elderly.
  In addition to her career in the public sector, Mrs. Robinson has 
selflessly given of her time and efforts to charitable work, serving as 
a member of the Midtown Gary Neighborhood Naturally Occurring 
Retirement Community. Evelyn has also been a dedicated and hard-working 
parishioner of First Baptist Church throughout the years. She has 
supported and devoted her time to many of the community and church 
programs, including the Baptist Young Peoples Union, Sunday School, 
Girl Scouts of America, Daughters of Charity, Deaconess Board, Sadie 
Mack Mission Circle, and the Board of Christian Education. For her 
tireless commitment to the community of Gary and to First Baptist 
Church, Evelyn is worthy of the highest praise.
  Mr. Speaker, I respectfully ask that you and my other distinguished 
colleagues join me in honoring Evelyn Walker Robinson on her special 
day. Evelyn's selfless and lifelong dedication to serving those most in 
need throughout the community of Gary and beyond is remarkable, and she 
is truly an inspiration and role model for us all. Please join me in 
wishing Evelyn Walker Robinson a very happy 100th birthday.

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