[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Pages 1120-1121]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                      BEULAH COOL'S 96TH BIRTHDAY

 Mr. ABRAHAM. Mr. President, I rise to recognize Beulah Cool 
and congratulate her on the celebration of her 96th birthday. Ms. Cool 
was born on June 20, 1903 in Elmdale, MI, and is currently a resident 
of Webberville County, MI.
  Ms. Cool has lived a life dedicated to helping others, as evidenced 
by her commitment to education and community service. She graduated 
from Clarksville school in 1921, took a six-week course in teaching, 
and taught at a rural school that same year. Upon her marriage to 
Kenneth Cool in 1929, she put a hold on her teaching career and gave 
birth to two sons, William Kenneth (1940) and Robert Arthur (1943), 
staying at home until they were both in school. In 1950, Ms. Cool 
returned to teaching, instructing first grade for 21 years until her 
retirement in 1971.
  After her retirement from teaching, Beulah commenced her ``second 
career'' as a volunteer, with organizations such as the Red Cross, CROP 
Walk and Sparrow Hospital. One of her specialities when working at 
Sparrow was knitting caps for premature babies. Ms. Cool is also a 
member of the Webberville United Methodist Church (where she has taught 
Sunday School), the Webberville Women's Advance

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Club, the Webberville Garden Club, and the Webberville Extension Club. 
In honor of her extensive community service, Beulah was named 
Webberville Citizen of the Year in 1990, ``Queen of Webberville'' by 
the Webberville Fireman's Organization in 1996, and has served as Grand 
Marshal in a Webberville parade.
  The town of Webberville and the State of Michigan are lucky to have 
Beulah Cool to call their own. I applaud her on her more than 70 years 
of community service through education and volunteer work and I wish 
her a very happy 96th birthday.

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