[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 11861]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   ON THE OCCASION OF CELEBRATING THE 100TH BIRTHDAY OF MRS. GLADYS 
                                HASKINS

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                         HON. G.K. BUTTERFIELD

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 28, 2010

  Mr. BUTTERFIELD. Madam Speaker, on Saturday, July 17, 2010, friends 
and family will gather to celebrate the 100th birthday of Mrs. Gladys 
Haskins in Wilson, North Carolina. Mrs. Haskins is a strong and caring 
woman who strives to treat everyone well and always tries to do what is 
right.
  The youngest of 12 siblings, Mrs. Haskins was born in Florence, South 
Carolina on July 3, 1910. Because her family worked as sharecroppers, 
she had to leave school after the third grade to work. Her family later 
moved to Wilson, North Carolina where she met and married her husband, 
Nathan Haskins, Sr.
  After living in Washington, DC for a decade, Mrs. Haskins returned to 
Wilson, North Carolina where she lives to this day. She maintains an 
interest in gardening, and has been a faithful member of Wilson Chapel 
Free Will Baptist Church for more than 50 years. And, as the Bible 
commands in Exodus 20:12, Mrs. Haskins has always sought to honor her 
father and mother in order to live long in the land the Lord has 
provided.
  Madam Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join me in recognizing Mrs. 
Gladys Haskins. She is a truly remarkable person deserving of our 
deepest good wishes as she and her loved ones celebrate her 100th 
birthday.

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