[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 49 (Friday, March 13, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H1692]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         HONORING RUBY ANN WHITTLE SMITH ON HER 100TH BIRTHDAY

  (Mr. PAYNE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Ruby Ann Whittle Smith 
on the occasion of her 100th birthday.
  Ms. Smith has been a district resident for 95 years. She was born in 
South Hill, Virginia, on March 15, 1920, and moved to Orange, New 
Jersey, 5 years later.
  Ms. Smith graduated from Orange High School and later the New York 
Institute of Dietetics. She started her career as a hospital dietician 
and worked at Community Hospital in Newark, New Jersey, then she spent 
30 years as a clerk at Western Electric.
  But she is known and loved for her passions: her dedication to New 
Hope Baptist Church in East Orange, her enjoyment of Denzel Washington 
movies, and her love of peppermints and bingo.
  Happy birthday to Ruby Ann Whittle Smith. She is truly 100 years 
young.

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