[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 43 (Tuesday, March 7, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E187]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             RECOGNIZING MARY JANE MURPHY'S 100TH BIRTHDAY

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                       HON. BRIAN K. FITZPATRICK

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, March 7, 2023

  Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize an 
outstanding constituent from my district, Mary Jane Murphy. Mary Jane 
was born on March 20, 1923. As we celebrate her 100 years of life, we 
think of all the memories and stories that she has and continues to 
share as a citizen of this great county. Mary Jane was born and raised 
in Somerton, Pennsylvania and has spent her life in the Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania area. Mary Jane obtained her bachelor's degree in 
education from Temple University in 1944. She spent many years as an 
educator first as a teacher in Northeast Philadelphia and then as a 
fourth-grade teacher for 25 years in the Neshaminy School District. She 
is a mother and was the devoted wife of 67 years to her husband, Harry 
Evans Murphy, Owner of the W&HF Evans Greenhouse which was family 
operated for 110 years. Mary Jane raised 5 children and is the 
grandmother to 9 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. We are 
incredibly grateful for the positive impact Mary Jane has had 
throughout her life, and we wish Mary Jane countless blessings.

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