[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 18]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 24078]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  A TRIBUTE TO MAGGIE KATIE BROWN KIDD

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                            HON. DAVID SCOTT

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 17, 2004

  Mr. SCOTT of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to 
Mrs. Maggie Katie Brown Kidd, a loyal and loving wife and mother who 
has devoted her long and wonderfully blessed life to her family. Mrs. 
Kidd will be celebrating her 100th birthday with her family on November 
26th in my congressional district.
  Maggie was born on December 8, 1904 to Lucy and William ``Doc'' Brown 
of Stephens, Georgia; the eleventh of twelve children. William received 
the nickname ``Doc'' from his neighbors because of his reputation for 
helping anyone in need. His neighbors used to tell everyone to ``go see 
Doc'' if they were ever in trouble. Maggie began to develop a similar 
reputation as she grew up as she never hesitated from sharing whatever 
she had, even when she had little.
  Lucy and Doc owned a farm in Stephens where the whole family was 
welcomed when they needed a place to live. Maggie continued this 
tradition when she took over the farm, offering a home to all of her 
relatives that needed one. She even helped raise her grand-niece. The 
people who lived close to her farm knew her as a good neighbor. Her 
parents joined Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Stephens where Rosalyn 
worshipped and studied when she was a child. She still maintains a 
membership at the church today.
  On November 30, 1940, Maggie married Willie Kidd. They had two 
children, Rosalyn and John and continued to work on her parent's farm. 
Maggie and Willie worked the farm until 1961, when she and Willie 
decreased the size of their farm and began gardening. Willie passed 
away in 1962 from complications due to diabetes. She lived on the same 
land until 1989. Now she lives with Rosalyn in Riverdale, GA where she 
continues to make beautiful quilts when her health permits. She is 
blessed to have four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me and Maggie's family in 
wishing her a happy 100th birthday.

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