[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 14]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 18725]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              ETHAN LANE GIBBS MAKES HIS MARK ON THE WORLD

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                           HON. BOB ETHERIDGE

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 16, 2003

  Mr. ETHERIDGE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate a former 
member of my staff, Mr. Robert Gibbs, and his wife Mary Catherine on 
the birth of their first son, Ethan Lane Gibbs. Ethan was born on 
Tuesday, July 8, 2003, and he weighed 10 pounds and 5 ounces. As Robert 
has noted, Ethan is a big boy, a trait gained from his father, and a 
beautiful baby, a trait passed down by his mother. My wife Faye joins 
me in wishing Robert and Mary Catherine great happiness during this 
very special time in their lives.
  As a father of three, I know the immeasurable pride and rewarding 
challenge that children bring into your life. The birth of a child 
changes your perspective on life and opens the world to you in a fresh, 
new way. Their innocence keeps you young-at-heart. A little miracle, a 
new baby holds all the potential of what human beings can achieve.
  With great pleasure, I welcome young Ethan into the world and wish 
Robert and Mary Catherine all the best as they raise him.

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