[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 41 (Tuesday, March 8, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E230]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      CONGRATULATING CONNIE MILLER ON 45 YEARS AT THE BROWN HOUSE

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                             HON. JIM BANKS

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, March 8, 2022

  Mr. BANKS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Ms. Connie Miller of 
Auburn, who just celebrated her 45th year working at The Brown House 
restaurant.
  Known for delicious ice cream and savory coney hot dogs, The Brown 
House has served the community of Auburn since 1949 when it first 
opened as a concession stand at the DeKalb County Free Fall Fair. Few 
things have changed about it since.
  Two weeks before her 16th birthday in 1977, Connie started working at 
The Brown House. At the time, she was a sophomore working part time and 
did not intend to be there long. She was hired by owners Tom and Marcia 
Armstrong, who would operate the business for a total of 43 years until 
their respective retirement in 2019--yet further proof of the 
restaurant's continuity.
  Connie is definitive when asked what she enjoys most about her job. 
``People,'' she says. When regulars patron the restaurant, they talk 
with her and ask about her on the occasion she is not there. She 
provides more than just a well-prepared meal, but a smile and 
fellowship to friends and patrons--in her eyes, one in the same.
  People like Connie make our community and country great. As American 
hero Agnes Meyer Driscoll once said, ``Fortunate are the people whose 
roots are deep.'' Few people's roots run deeper in Auburn than Connie, 
and our community is eternally grateful for it.

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