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IN RECOGNITION OF HATTIE WHITE
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HON. RASHIDA TLAIB
of michigan
in the house of representatives
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
Ms. TLAIB. Madam Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the life of Hattie White, a long-time resident of Southwest Detroit in Michigan's 13th District Strong, on the occasion of her one hundredth birthday.
Mother Hattie White was born on February 23, 1922, in Eutaw, Alabama, and later moved to River Rouge, Michigan, at the age of thirteen. She married the love of her life, Albert James White in 1946. They were married for 52 years and raised their seven children in the River Rouge and Southwest Detroit communities with love and instilling an ethic of responsibility and kindness towards others. In 1967, Mother White and her husband started a community church, Love Joy Missionary Baptist Church in River Rouge, which cemented her role a matriarch of our community.
Over the past eight decades, Mother White has brought so much joy to her neighbors, church home, and the neighborhood as a whole. She is the proud grandmother of 17 children, great-grandmother of 42, great-great-
grandmother of 11, an aunt, and loving friend. Mother White shines bright in the community and is known for her unique sense of style and her warm and welcoming personality. She enjoys spending time with her family, walking, dancing, and cooking.
Please join me in wishing a happy 100th birthday to Mother Hattie White. To know her is to love her.
SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 168, No. 34
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