[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 144 (Tuesday, September 10, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H7565]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                CONGRATULATING ELGIN AND JOANNE DARLING

  (Mr. WALBERG asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. WALBERG. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Elgin and Joanne 
Darling of Willis, Michigan, for being inducted into this year's 
Michigan Farmers' Hall of Fame.
  Elgin and Joanne have been married for 61 years, and for decades, 
they have been respected farmers and community leaders in Monroe 
County. From dawn to dusk, year after year, they toiled in bountiful 
fields to produce crops that fed their fellow citizens.
  Through their involvement with Michigan Farm Bureau, Michigan Corn 
Growers, and a host of other organizations, Elgin and Joanne have been 
champions of the agriculture industry.
  This remarkable legacy of service and stewardship has now been passed 
down to their son, Doug. In total, six generations of Darlings have 
worked on the family farm, which dates back to 1833.
  Michigan farmers are among the most patriotic and hardest working 
individuals I have the privilege to represent, and very few have 
demonstrated more humility and work ethic than Elgin and Joanne.
  On behalf of Michigan's Seventh Congressional District, we wish to 
congratulate Elgin and Joanne Darling on a lifetime of farming 
excellence.
  They certainly belong in the Hall of Fame.

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