[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 103 (Monday, June 14, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E637]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        CELEBRATING WILLIAM AND IDA MAE ALLEN'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY

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                          HON. BRUCE WESTERMAN

                              of arkansas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 14, 2021

  Mr. WESTERMAN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to extend my sincere 
congratulations to William and Ida Mae Allen of Jefferson County, 
Arkansas, for their 50th wedding anniversary.
  Having grown up in Moscow, Arkansas, William and Ida Mae Allen 
married on June 13, 1971. As adults, they made their home in Jefferson 
County, raising three sons and two daughters. They later adopted six 
boys into their family, teaching them all to fear a righteous God and 
seek always to be like Him.
  The Allens believe that their successful marriage can be best 
attributed to their reliance on Christ, the Church, and good 
leadership. As they told their children and grandchildren, one must 
always live their life to please Christ. Giving advice to younger 
married couples, the Allens said that troubles will come, but one 
should always stay and fight them out together.
  I take this time today to congratulate William and Ida Mae on fifty 
years of marriage and to thank them for being an example to generations 
of young Arkansans. The Allens epitomize what can be accomplished 
through perseverance, commitment, family, and faith. I thank them for 
their dedication to the most sacred of American values.

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