[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 143 (Tuesday, August 11, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E747-E748]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        IN HONOR OF PEARL BARDEN

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                           HON. RASHIDA TLAIB

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, August 11, 2020

  Ms. TLAIB. Madam Speaker, I rise today in celebration of ninety years 
of life of Ms. Pearl Barden, a resident of Inkster, Michigan for more 
than sixty-five years.
  Born and raised in Tarversville, Georgia, Ms. Barden moved to 
Inkster, Michigan at the age of fourteen. She is a proud graduate of 
Inkster Public Schools. In Michigan, Ms. Barden met and married the 
love of her life, Milton Barden, Jr., and was a devoted wife for more 
than fifty years. Together they nurtured and raised twelve children, 
emphasizing the value of education. Pearl Barden set a strong example 
for her family and community in the kindness she showed toward others, 
a trait she encouraged in her children.
  Ms. Barden's children all attended Inkster Public Schools and went on 
to attend college or trade school. She has always been proud of their 
many accomplishments. Ms. Barden enjoys spending time with her family 
and counts twenty grandchildren, thirty-nine great grandchildren, and 
one great, great grandchild as the great blessings in her life. She 
frequently takes on the role of caregiver to her extended family by 
providing a meal, or a ride to school, always with love and kindness.
  In addition to her active family life, Ms. Barden remains active in 
her community. A long-time member of Amity Baptist Church, she serves 
on the Usher Board and Missionary Board. She has formerly been 
recognized by the Inkster community as ``Woman of the Year'' and 
``Mother of the Year.'' Ms. Barden's interests include a passion for 
reading, bowling, sweet potato pie, and travel as demonstrated through 
her extensive travel across the United States with her children and 
friends. She has visited twenty-five of the fifty United States and 
enjoys vacationing in the Bahamas and Mexico.

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  Ms. Pearl Barden has built a family on the cornerstone of love and 
kindness and is valued in her community. Please join me in wishing her 
a very happy ninetieth birthday.

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