[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 12903]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    A TRIBUTE TO MARGUERITE STERLIN

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 13, 2010

  Mr. TOWNS. Madam Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Marguerite 
Sterlin on the occasion of her 106th birthday.
  Marguerite Sterlin was born on July 20, 1904 in Cap Haitian. She came 
to the United States in the early 1960s, and has been a resident of 
Brooklyn ever since.
  For approximately 30 years, Ms. Sterlin worked as a babysitter and a 
seamstress. She is now retired.
  Ms. Sterlin was never married, and did not have children of her own. 
She is the only survivor of her five siblings, but is visited by her 
nieces and nephews.
  Ms. Sterlin is a member of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. Her 
hobbies include sewing, cooking, and dancing. She also enjoys Haitian 
music and ice cream, and she is known to many as ``JoJo,'' pronounced 
``GoGo.''
  She has been at River Manor Care Center in Brooklyn, New York, since 
2003. She is a regular participant in daily recreational programs, and 
is very close to the Haitian staff of River Manor, and is considered 
their adopted grandmother.
  Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join me in recognizing the 
life of Marguerite Sterlin.

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