[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 1173]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   RECOGNIZING CENTENARIAN WINONAH GREENE OF HERNANDO COUNTY, FLORIDA

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                         HON. GINNY BROWN-WAITE

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, January 12, 2007

  Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida. Madam Speaker, I rise today to 
honor Winonah Greene of Hernando County, Florida. Winonah has done 
something that all of us strive to do, but that very few of us will 
ever accomplish, celebrate her 100th birthday.
  Born January 13, 1906 in Petersburg, Virginia, Winonah graduated from 
high school with honors and received a four-year scholarship to 
college. Her fondest childhood memories are of the times she spent in 
school and church and her involvement in many community programs and 
services.
  Hired as a schoolteacher, Winonah taught at different schools in 
Virginia and Pennsylvania for twenty years. She then began working as a 
government clerk at the Veterans Administration's offices in 
Pennsylvania, where she worked for another twenty years. An active 
member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority for 80 years, she has been a 
member of the Omega Omega Chapter since 1946, which recently celebrated 
its 80th year.
  During her years as a teacher, Winonah proudly took part in the civil 
rights movement and attended an event where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 
Was a speaker. She spoke of this personal experience as a part of 
America's history in her classroom teachings.
  Winonah married Ervie Greene in 1942 and was blessed with one 
daughter. Following her husband's death in 1983, Winonah lived alone in 
Pennsylvania until she moved to Hernando County in January of 2006 to 
be closer to her family.
  Winonah now spends time with her two grandchildren and three great-
grandchildren. She says the advantage of being close to so many 
businesses and the friendliness of the community is what she likes best 
about Hernando County. Winonah says the proudest moment in her life was 
a surprise celebration of her 100th birthday!
  Her advice to young people today is, ``Work hard, stay in school, 
select a dream and work towards its success. You can do it if you 
try!'' Madam Speaker, I ask that you join me in honoring Winonah Greene 
for reaching her 100th birthday. I hope we all have the good fortune to 
live as long as her.

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