[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 87 (Tuesday, May 23, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E478]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   TRIBUTE TO MRS. VERNETTA JORDAN GLASS AS SHE CELEBRATES HER 100TH 
                                BIRTHDAY

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                          HON. DANNY K. DAVIS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 23, 2023

  Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I rise to congratulate and pay 
tribute to an outstanding citizen of the U.S. and, I might indicate, is 
a member of my family, the Glass Family. Before my mother married my 
father, her maiden name was Glass. The lady that we celebrate today as 
she celebrates her 100th birthday is Mrs. Vernetta Jordan Glass. I am 
proud to wish her a happy birthday and to wish all of my Glass 
relatives well.
  Vernetta Jordan Glass was born on May 27, 1923, in the historic town 
of Mound Bayou, Mississippi. Of course, Mound Bayou traces its origin 
to the 1820s to a white planter, Joseph Davis, the older brother of 
Jefferson Davis who was President of the Confederate States who left 
the Union and formed the Confederacy which led to the Civil War. After 
the war, Joseph Davis sold his land to a former slave, Benjamin 
Montgomery, and it was Isiah T. Montgomery who led the foundation of 
Mound Bayou in 1887.
  Vernetta was born on May 27, 1923, in Mound Bayou, Mississippi, and 
grew up in this all-Black town. She went to school, church, and was 
taught values by her parents that have guided her life to this day. She 
married Winston L. Glass, and she and her late husband migrated from 
Mississippi to Detroit, Michigan, in 1947, where they created for 
themselves very productive lives and raised seven highly-educated and 
accomplished children.
  After retiring from her nursing career, Vernetta increased her 
volunteer activities at her church, the community center, the Charles 
H. Wright Museum of African American History, the Detroit Symphony 
Orchestra Hall, and senior citizen centers. Understanding the value of 
electoral politics and the Civil Rights Movement, for many years 
Vernetta worked elections as a judge.
  She is grandmother to more than 50 grand and great grandchildren and 
enjoys visits from friends and family. She also loves music and 
gardening and is a superb scrabble player.
  As she reaches the ripe age of 100, I am pleased to wish this dynamic 
lady who has accomplished so much a happy birthday, and, by the way, I 
am pleased to know that she is my cousin.

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