[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 10012]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 MARY ANN MEYER OF COLLINSVILLE, ILLINOIS CELEBRATED HER 100TH BIRTHDAY

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                          HON. JOHN M. SKIMKUS

                              of illinios

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 18, 1999

  Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this time to honor 
Mary Ann Meyer of Collinsville, Illinois who turned 100 on March 22, 
1999.
  On March 20th, her family and friends honored her at a special 
birthday party at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Collinsville.
  For most of her adult life, she has been and avid pinochle and bridge 
player. In fact she was on the high score board for six months running 
at the Collinsville Senior Center when she was a mere 99 years young.
  She attended SS. Peter and Paul Catholic School and Collinsville 
Township High School where she graduated in 1917. During her remarkable 
life, she has visited all 50 states and has traveled twice to Europe. 
She has been an active member of her church and had a career in banking 
at a time when many women weren't yet allowed let alone encouraged to 
do so.
  She once said that her secret to a long life includes family, 
friends, music, traveling and plenty of hard work. Yet the most telling 
component of her secret was the most basic once when she said ``Have 
faith in God. I still do.''
  Congratulations on 100 years of making a difference in our lives. 
Here's to the next 100.

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