[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 182 (Friday, October 23, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E983]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       CELEBRATING THE MARRIAGE OF JIM BERT AND LYDIA LAUDERDALE

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                            HON. TRENT KELLY

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 23, 2020

  Mr. KELLY of Mississippi. Madam Speaker, I rise today to celebrate 
the 50th wedding anniversary of Jim Bert and Lydia Lauderdale of 
Shannon, Mississippi.
  Jim and Lydia attended different high schools, with Jim graduating 
from Shannon High School and Lydia graduating from Okolona High School. 
Jim went on to become a Mississippi State Bulldog, and Lydia attended 
Northeast Mississippi Community College where she earned a degree in 
Nursing. Jim and Lydia were married on Wednesday, October 23, 1970 in 
Starkville, Mississippi, but later made Shannon, Mississippi their 
home.
  Five years after their marriage, Jim started his family business, 
Shannon Steel Service, while also helping his father's business, Tom 
Lauderdale Paper Company. At the same time, Lydia was working in 
hospitals and nursing homes all throughout North Mississippi before 
retiring as a school nurse for Lee County Schools.
  Jim and Lydia are the proud parents of their two sons, Bert and 
Stewart Lauderdale, who work alongside Jim and Jim's brother, Tommy, in 
the family business. They are members of Shannon First United Methodist 
Church, and are also proud grandparents of six.
  Their commitment to each other and the community is inspiring, and we 
wish them many more years of happiness.

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