[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 196 (Thursday, November 20, 2025)]
[House]
[Pages H4833-H4834]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             CELEBRATING BERNIE ADAMS ON HIS 102ND BIRTHDAY

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize 
Mr. Bernie Adams, a World War II veteran from Coudersport, 
Pennsylvania, who will turn 102 years old on Saturday.
  Bernie served in the U.S. Navy and was a seaman third class gunner on 
a supply tanker ship at Normandy. He also saw service in the 
Philippines.
  Bernie was born in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania. He married the former 
Barbara Fetzer in 1946, and they had a beautiful union of 75 years 
before her passing in 2020.
  Bernie and Barbara settled in Shinglehouse, Pennsylvania, where they 
raised five children: Pamela, Larry, Bernie Jr., Amy, and Jeffrey.
  Family was important to them, and the family has grown over the 
years. Bernie has 9 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren, and 3 great-
great-grandchildren.
  Bernie worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad and was later employed as 
a pipe fitter in Olean, New York. He enjoyed hunting and fishing, and 
he loves watching baseball, especially the Chicago Cubs.
  Bernie now resides at Sweden Valley Manor in Coudersport, 
Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania's 15th Congressional District, where he will 
have a birthday celebration on Saturday.
  Mr. Speaker, I wish Bernie Adams the very best as he turns 102, and I 
thank him for his service to this great Nation.

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