[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 22 (Thursday, February 3, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H924]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             CELEBRATING RUBY ELLEN TALLEY'S 90TH BIRTHDAY

  (Mr. LaTURNER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LaTURNER. Madam Speaker, today, I come to the floor to celebrate 
the 90th birthday of one of my most important constituents, my Grandma 
Ruby.
  Ruby Ellen Talley was born February 9, 1932. Grandma Ruby married my 
late grandfather, Joe LaTurner, on October 5, 1951. Together, they have 
6 children, 14 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren, and 2 great-
great-grandchildren.
  Nursing was her profession, but what is clearly most important to her 
is faith and family. As matriarch of the LaTurner family, Grandma Ruby 
has aggressively instilled the values of honesty, hard work, empathy, 
and always caring more about the one who is down on their luck.
  For me personally, she helped raise me, and I hear her voice in my 
head every single day, insisting that I have both confidence and 
humility. I hear my Grandma Ruby say, as I have throughout my entire 
life, that I am the best and can achieve anything I am willing to work 
hard enough for. And I also hear her saying maybe even louder: ``Don't 
get too big for your britches.''
  I would not be standing on this floor today without her. I love my 
Grandma Ruby dearly, and I wish her a very happy 90th birthday.

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