[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 1]
[House]
[Pages 1351-1352]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             WISHING MELISSA TRAYLOR A HAPPY 110TH BIRTHDAY

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to wish 
Melissa Traylor of North East, located in Pennsylvania's Fifth 
Congressional District, a very happy 110th birthday.
  Melissa was born on February 6, 1906, on a farm located along the 
Pennsylvania and New York border. She later married and moved to 
Detroit, where she attended beautician school, eventually opening her 
own hair salon and working for around three decades before retiring in 
the 1960s.

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  Melissa later moved to Florida before eventually moving back to Erie 
County in 2006 to be closer to her nieces and nephews.
  Mrs. Traylor remained active even after her 100th birthday, flying in 
an ultralight airplane with her nephew when she turned 101.
  Now I am looking forward to traveling to the Erie area this weekend 
to join family, friends, and other local and State officials in wishing 
Melissa a very happy birthday.
  Mr. Speaker, only one out of 10,000 people live to be 100 years old. 
Even more impressive is the fact that only 1 in 7 million people turn 
110.
  I wish Mrs. Traylor the best as she continues her wonderful life.

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