[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 5947]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              {time}  1930
                TRIBUTE TO ONE OF IOWA'S OLDEST CITIZENS

  (Mr. KING of Iowa asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KING of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor one of Iowa's 
oldest citizens. At 110 years old, Letitia Lawson is the fourth-oldest 
Iowan and the oldest resident of Iowa's Fifth Congressional District. 
On April 10, 1896, Letitia was born on a small farm west of Milford, 
Iowa, to godly parents who, she says, ``never knew anything but church 
on Sunday and school on weekdays.''
  Having learned the importance of education early in her life, Letitia 
became a teacher in a one-room schoolhouse in Excelsior Township. 
Though she left this post to marry, farm, and raise three children, she 
never gave up her passion for teaching. Since retiring from the farm in 
1970, Letitia has continued to pursue her love of teaching. As late as 
last year, Letitia spoke to students of the Okoboji Elementary School 
on two different occasions and offers weekly lessons to the students 
who deliver meals to her in her home.
  A reliable champion of family, togetherness, and love, Letitia 
represents all that is good about the traditional American values that 
we in Iowa hold dear. On the occasion of Letitia Lawson's 110th 
birthday, I offer my congratulations and the best wishes from Congress.

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