[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 209 (Tuesday, December 19, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1250-E1251]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  RECOGNIZING THE 50th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY OF PETE AND BOOTS MORRISON

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                            HON. MIKE ROGERS

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 19, 2023

  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the 50th 
wedding anniversary of Donald and Henrietta Morrison, also known as 
``Pete and Boots'' to their friends and family.
  Pete and Boots met in 1968 when their elementary schools both fed 
into Walter Wellborn High School in the 7th grade. Their love story 
began the next year, at age 14, when they started dating. Since then, 
these high school sweethearts have become an example of true love and 
commitment.
  The couple was married on December 21, 1973, at Sunny Eve Baptist 
Church in Oxford, Alabama. As if it were a symbol from God of the love 
they were celebrating, there was a beautiful snowfall that day, a 
weather event rarely experienced in Alabama. Unfortunately, the 
unexpected snow made it impossible to ascend to their honeymoon on 
Cheaha Mountain.
  Pete and Boots began their family in 1975 with the birth of their 
daughter Kari (Will) and just three short years later their second 
daughter Tanya (T.J.). Beginning in 2004, the couple assumed their most 
precious titles of ``Pop'' and ``Bebe'' to their five grandchildren: 
Sam, Claire, Maisie, Hazel and Rosie. Pete is the son of the late Ralph 
and Doris Morrison of Anniston, Alabama, and graduated from Walter 
Wellborn High School in 1973. He immediately began working for ``Mr. 
Mac'' learning the skills and trade that would allow him to later 
launch and build his own successful HVAC business, Morrison Sheet 
Metal.
  Boots is the daughter of the late Clarence and Frances Somers of 
Abel, Alabama, and graduated from Walter Wellborn High School in 1973. 
Boots obtained her dental hygiene license from the University of 
Alabama at Birmingham, finishing her practicum nine months pregnant 
with Kari and worked as a hygienist for almost 30 years after which she 
happily retired to fulfill her roles as grandmother and co-owner of 
Morrison Sheet Metal.
  Pete and Boots have created a world of love, laughter, and joy around 
them instilling in their girls the love of family, commitment to their 
partners, and a devotion to their community.

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  Mr. Speaker. please join me in recognizing Pete and Boots Morrison 
and their 50 years of marriage.

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