[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 14968]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO EDNA KNUDSON

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                            HON. TOM LATHAM

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 28, 2012

  Mr. LATHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and congratulate 
Edna Knudson on the coming celebration of her 100th birthday. Edna will 
celebrate a century of life in less than one short month on October 
21st, 2012.
  Our world has changed a great deal during the course of Edna's life. 
Since her birth, we have revolutionized air travel and walked on the 
moon. We have invented the television, cellular phones and the 
internet. We have fought in wars overseas, seen the rise and fall of 
Soviet communism and witnessed the birth of new democracies. Edna has 
lived through eighteen United States Presidents and twenty-two 
Governors of Iowa. In her lifetime, the population of the United States 
has more than tripled.
  Edna was born on October 21st, 1912 in Evansville, Minnesota and 
spent her early years in Minneapolis working for Honeywell, Inc. In 
1945, Edna moved to Parkersburg, Iowa with her husband Howard. As the 
successful small business owners of the local Coast to Coast hardware 
store, Edna and Howard raised their two children in the apartment above 
the store.
  Edna's life has been defined by the hard work and commitment she has 
given to her family, community, and church. Edna has never lost her 
passion for fun and, when she's not on a golf course, you can find her 
at the card table playing games or telling stories with friends and 
family. Edna will celebrate this special birthday surrounded by friends 
and family, including her four grandchildren and ten great 
grandchildren.
  Mr. Speaker, it is an honor to represent Edna in the United States 
Congress and it is my pleasure to wish her a very happy 100th birthday. 
I invite my colleagues in the House to join me in congratulating Ms. 
Knudson on reaching this incredible milestone, and wishing her even 
more health and happiness in the years to come.

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