[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 16]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 21690]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 COMMEMORATING MRS. MARGARET BROSSETT WILLIAMS ON THE OCCASION OF HER 
                             100TH BIRTHDAY

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                         HON. RODNEY ALEXANDER

                              of louisiana

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September, 15, 2009

  Mr. ALEXANDER. Madam Speaker, it is with great pride and pleasure 
that I rise today to commemorate Mrs. Margaret Brossett Williams on the 
occasion of her 100th birthday.
  On September 28, 1909, Williams was welcomed into this world by John 
and Vedaline Brossett in Cloutierville, La. She is the last surviving 
sibling of ten children born to this union.
  She married James Houston Williams on October 12, 1928. They were the 
proud parents of four children: James Dewey Williams, Robert Earl 
Williams, William Ray Williams and Patsy Jean Williams.
  At the very young age of 37, Williams became a widow when her husband 
passed away unexpectedly in 1946. Her considerable strength and 
determination was apparent as she raised her four children on her own.
  Williams credits her happiness to being surrounded by family and 
friends. Today, as she has outlived her four children, Williams is 
encircled by the love of her grandchildren, great-grandchildren and 
great-great grandchildren.
  Baptized on May 6, 1910 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in 
Cloutierville, she is deeply committed her Catholic faith. Williams 
still recites her rosary every night before she goes to sleep and is a 
faithful member of St. Rita Catholic Church in Alexandria, La.
  As her friends and family prepare to join together on September 27, 
2009, for a mass in her honor, Williams continues to exemplify a strong 
character of dedication, compassion and devotion.
  I ask my colleagues to join me in congratulating Mrs. Margaret 
Brossett Williams on this truly significant birthday.

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