[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 10496]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    HAPPY 104TH BIRTHDAY, EDNA YODER

  (Mr. YODER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. YODER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today for a very special occasion, to 
wish my grandmother, Edna Yoder, a happy 104th birthday. That is right. 
She is 104 years of age. The Lord has blessed my grandmother with great 
health and longevity, and I cannot be more thankful for her or proud of 
my grandmother on her birthday this upcoming Sunday.
  She is a true example of what has made America such a strong and 
vibrant nation. Born in 1911 and one of 14 children, she worked 
tirelessly on the farm, milking cows at dawn and bringing in the wheat 
harvest in the hot Kansas sun.
  She has seen hard times, and she has seen good times over the past 
104 years with a front seat to the great American century, but through 
it all, her faith in God and love of family define her life. She is a 
sweet, caring, and loving woman who continues to inspire me each and 
every day in so many ways.
  Today, Grandma, on behalf of the United States House of 
Representatives, I wish you a very happy 104th birthday.

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