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RECOGNIZING MRS. GLORIA JEAN WEIRICH MILSPAW'S 100TH BIRTHDAY AND LIFE
OF COMMUNITY
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HON. SCOTT PERRY
of pennsylvania
in the house of representatives
Wednesday, March 2, 2022
Mr. PERRY. Madam Speaker, I am honored to recognize Mrs. Gloria Jean Weirich Milspaw upon the occasion of her 100th Birthday, as well as her continued, tireless service to our communities.
Born and raised in Middletown, Pennsylvania, Mrs. Milspaw became the first ever female drum major for the Middletown High School band in her sophomore year. She attended West Chester State Teachers College for two years as a music major but left early in part due to the Great Depression and World War II. Though she later took the Civil Service exam and scored extremely high, she was told that women couldn't be given the higher-level jobs that were ``reserved for men with families to feed.'' As a result, she was given a typewriter and became a secretary. It was then that she met her future husband, Captain (and later Lieutenant Colonel) Lynn G. Milspaw, an engineer and Air Force pilot. They were married in 1944 and endured the stress and hardship of his military duty in both World War II and Korea, as well as his later duty as a high-level civil servant for the Air Force. Gloria sang with and directed church choirs and various music groups in all their travels and duty stations.
While in Utah, Gloria took up and excelled at the hobby of watercolor, and within a few years she became President of the Utah Watercolor Association. After moving back to Pennsylvania, she soon became a signature member of the Pennsylvania Watercolor Association as well. She also earned a degree in Interior Design, founded a small business, and took up skiing. One of her greatest challenges, however, was her rigorous fight against lymphoma--
and--chemotherapy from which she made a full recovery at the age of 90.
Mrs. Milspaw, now 100 years young, resides in the same town in which she was born, and remains a beacon of health and wellness in our community. She exercises daily, paints and sells watercolors, serves God and her church, and is constantly learning more about the world. I am humbled and privileged to commend and thank Mrs. Gloria Milspaw on her many successes both at home and abroad, and her lifelong dedication to being an active member of our communities. I wish her a wonderful birthday celebration, and Godspeed for many more days of a life filled with good health, happiness, prosperity, and love.
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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 168, No. 38
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