[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 122 (Friday, July 26, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E779]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           RECOGNIZING ANNA OSINSKI PERRONG'S 100TH BIRTHDAY

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                       HON. BRIAN K. FITZPATRICK

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 26, 2024

  Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Anna Osinski 
Perrong, a remarkable constituent from my district, who is celebrating 
her 100th birthday. Anna was born on July 27, 1924, in Sellersville, 
Pennsylvania. She graduated from Girls High School in 1941 and 
continued with her undergraduate degree at Temple University School of 
Pharmacy where she met her future husband, John Pierce Perrong. She 
graduated from Temple University in 1944.
  She participated in numerous (Rho Psi) sorority functions during her 
years at Temple University. Anna and John were married after he 
returned from World War II, where he served as an Army medic in 
Germany. Anna started her career at Dupont as a chemist and later 
worked at Sharp & Dohme as a research chemist.
  Anna and John moved into their new home in Northeast Philadelphia in 
1950. They were blessed with a son and daughter, Robert and Carolyn.
  Anna took time out from her career to raise her children but after 
the children matured, she went back to work as a pharmacist at 
Germantown Hospital from 1968 to 1991 and later volunteered her time at 
the hospital for over 20 years. Aside from her pharmacy career and 
being a homemaker, she played the cello in the Olney Symphony Orchestra 
for nearly 50 years and was active in several string quartet groups. 
Additionally, Anna served as Personnel Chairman for the Olney Symphony. 
She still remains in contact with many friends she made over the years 
in music.
  Her favorite activities have always included making family holiday 
dinners. Besides her two children, Anna has two grandchildren, Jon and 
Rob, and two great-granddaughters, Emma and Ava which happen to be 
identical twins. Additionally, she has a very supportive son-in-law, 
Sean Corsaut, and a loving daughter-in-law, Karen Perrong.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my esteemed colleagues in the U.S. House of 
Representatives to please join me in extending our heartfelt 
congratulations, sincere well-wishes, and all of God's Blessings to 
Anna Osinski Perrong on the celebration of her 100th Birthday.

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