[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 12223-12224]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




        CELEBRATING THE 100TH BIRTHDAY OF MRS. LILLIAN K. KURTZ

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                           HON. KEITH ELLISON

                              of minnesota

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 16, 2014

  Mr. ELLISON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 100th 
birthday of Mrs. Lillian K. Kurtz. I join her family members and 
friends who gather on August 2, 2014, in Minneapolis to commemorating 
this special day. Lillian Kurtz was born August 1, 1914, in 
Minneapolis, MN. She started life in Northern Minnesota on her father's 
farm where she attended school in a one-room school house.
   Lillian's outlook on life was molded by the Great Depression and 
World War II. During World War II, she traveled as an officer's wife 
and lived in many areas around the country. She did volunteer work for 
the Red Cross. After the war, she and her husband settled in South 
Minneapolis where she has lived ever since.
   She worked as a floral designer for Bachman's in South Minneapolis 
while raising her family. Her husband of over 62 years, George Kurtz, 
was a noted attorney, Workers Compensation Judge and Air Force Reserve 
Colonel. She has two children Kathleen and Michael, seven 
grandchildren, five great grandchildren and three great-great 
grandchildren.
   She is still living on her own at the Walker Place in South 
Minneapolis. She continued her volunteer work at the Walker until 
recently.

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   Lillian has led an outstanding life, highlighted by her love of 
family and service to her community. I wish her many more years of 
health and happiness.

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