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Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the 50th wedding anniversary of Donald and Henrietta Morrison, also known as ``Pete and Boots'' to their friends and family.
Pete and Boots met in 1968 when their elementary schools both fed into Walter Wellborn High School in the 7th grade. Their love story began the next year, at age 14, when they started dating. Since then, these high school sweethearts have become an example of true love and commitment.
The couple was married on December 21, 1973, at Sunny Eve Baptist Church in Oxford, Alabama. As if it were a symbol from God of the love they were celebrating, there was a beautiful snowfall that day, a weather event rarely experienced in Alabama. Unfortunately, the unexpected snow made it impossible to ascend to their honeymoon on Cheaha Mountain.
Pete and Boots began their family in 1975 with the birth of their daughter Kari (Will) and just three short years later their second daughter Tanya (T.J.). Beginning in 2004, the couple assumed their most precious titles of ``Pop'' and ``Bebe'' to their five grandchildren: Sam, Claire, Maisie, Hazel and Rosie. Pete is the son of the late Ralph and Doris Morrison of Anniston, Alabama, and graduated from Walter Wellborn High School in 1973. He immediately began working for ``Mr. Mac'' learning the skills and trade that would allow him to later launch and build his own successful HVAC business, Morrison Sheet Metal.
Boots is the daughter of the late Clarence and Frances Somers of Abel, Alabama, and graduated from Walter Wellborn High School in 1973. Boots obtained her dental hygiene license from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, finishing her practicum nine months pregnant with Kari and worked as a hygienist for almost 30 years after which she happily retired to fulfill her roles as grandmother and co-owner of Morrison Sheet Metal.
Pete and Boots have created a world of love, laughter, and joy around them instilling in their girls the love of family, commitment to their partners, and a devotion to their community.
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