[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 16]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 22894]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     TRIBUTE TO MRS. URSULA VILLERE

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                           HON. STEVE SCALISE

                              of louisiana

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 26, 2008

  Mr. SCALISE. Madam Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Mrs. 
Ursula Villere who will be 90 years old on November 30, 2008. She was 
born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, and has lived in Metairie, 
Louisiana, since 1955. Mrs. Villere had seven children: five boys and 
two girls. Six out of the seven still live in Louisiana and one 
daughter moved to Texas after Hurricane Katrina. She also has 14 
grandchildren: 12 boys and two girls; and six great-grandchildren: two 
boys and four girls. Mrs. Villere graduated from Dominican High School 
and Dominican College with a B.S. in education. Mrs. Villere taught 
school both in New Orleans and Jefferson Parish. She retired from 
Jefferson Parish School System in 1980. She is still an active member 
of KKI Sorority, Lakeshore Golden Age Club at Lakeshore playground, and 
is a parishioner of St. Angela Merci Church.

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