[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 16204-16205]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO GEORGE MERTZ

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                            HON. DAVID YOUNG

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 20, 2015

  Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and 
congratulate George Mertz of Walnut, Iowa, on the celebration of his 
100th birthday on October 3, 2015.
  In George's early years he took over the family farm implement 
business and sold real estate in Walnut, Iowa. He married Evelyn 
Oldehoff on September 10, 1944, and has four sons, 13 grandchildren, 17 
great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild. George admirably 
served in the U.S. Air Force during the Second World War. Longevity 
runs in the family, as his dad lived to be 101.
  Mr. Speaker, it is an honor to represent George, and Iowans like him, 
in the United States Congress. I urge my colleagues in the

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United States House of Representatives to join me in congratulating 
George in reaching this incredible milestone. I wish him continued 
health and happiness in the years to come.

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