[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 22]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 30713]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO HELEN IRENE MORS

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                            HON. TOM LATHAM

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, November 8, 2007

  Mr. LATHAM. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Helen Irene 
Mors on the recent celebration of her 100th birthday on November 3, 
2007.
  Irene was born on November 3, 1907 in Thornton, IA, to Frank and 
Alberta Arnold. She is 1 of 4 brothers and 3 sisters. In 1928 she 
married John C. Mors in the world famous Little Brown Church in the 
vale in Nashua, IA. They happily lived together and had 2 sons. She was 
a proud homemaker for her family and loved to sketch and paint during 
her free time. Irene still lives in her own home in rural Iowa.
  There have been many changes that have occurred during the past 100 
years. Since Irene's birth we have revolutionized air travel and walked 
on the moon. We have invented the television and the Internet. We have 
fought in wars overseas, seen the rise and fall of Soviet communism and 
the birth of new democracies. Irene has lived through 18 U.S. 
presidents and 24 governors of Iowa. In her lifetime, the population of 
the United States has more than tripled.
  I congratulate Helen Irene Mors on reaching the milestone of her 
100th birthday. I am extremely honored to represent Irene in Congress, 
and I wish her happiness and health for many years to come.

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