[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15523]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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                          EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS

                        TRIBUTE TO VETA HALFHIDE

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                       HON. HELEN CHENOWETH-HAGE

                                of idaho

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 18, 2000

  Mrs. CHENOWETH-HAGE. Mr. Speaker, today is a special day for the 
Halfhide-Malloy family. Veta Halfhide of Dalton Gardens, Idaho, was 
born on this day in 1920. Today she celebrates her birthday with her 
four children, Marian, Gary, Dorothy and Chuck and with her new 
husband, Bob Halfhide.
  Mr. Speaker, this feisty woman has lived through the Depression, 
World War II, the Cold War, the dawn of the information age and the 
beginning of a new Millennium. She nursed her husband Charles Malloy 
through a stroke and other illnesses. Widowed at a young age, Veta 
supported herself by selling Avon products and was legendary for her 
outstanding sales record and satisfied customers.
  Now she is eighty, and a newlywed again, and living her life with the 
same characteristic vigor. She and her husband will travel to Alaska 
this summer and hope to continue traveling together for many happy 
years. On behalf of my colleagues, I would like to wish Veta a happy 
birthday and many happy returns of the day.

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