Mr. Speaker. I rise today to honor an outstanding American woman who epitomizes the pioneering spirit which has helped to shape this country. Mrs. Sophie Golema was born in Poland on May 15. 1892. and emigrated to the United States by herself at the age of 16. She married in Chicago in 1911 and enjoyed 52 years of marriage before her husbands death in 1963. Known as Grandma Sophie. Mrs. Golema will celebrate her 94th birthday with her fivegeneration family and her many friends and associates who love her very much. We join Mrs. Golemas proud family and friends in congratulating her on this 94th anniversary of her birth. and we commend her for a life notable in its character as well as its length.
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