Mr. Speaker. I rise today to honor the 100th birthday of Shirley Weiss. born Sarah Hengber. in Brooklyn. New York. on September 1. 1916. Shirley is one of 6 children born to Yetta and Samuel Hengber. both Russian immigrants. who after meeting in Poland. came to the United States in the early 1900s. to raise their large family. Shirley married Harold Weiss on September 11. 1938. and raised two daughters in Bronx County. serving seventeen years at the Internal Revenue Service. Shirley retired in 1977 and with Harold. moved to bask in the Sunshine State. Over the last 40 years. she has enjoyed hosting visits with her family that includes 4 grandchildren and 4 greatgrand daughters to whom she is a loving role model.
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