July 30, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 129 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1011]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    CELEBRATING THE ROBINSON WESTBROOKS FAMILY 109TH FAMILY REUNION

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                          HON. TERRI A. SEWELL

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 30, 2019

  Ms. SEWELL of Alabama. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 
Robinson Westbrooks family who will be celebrating their 109th family 
reunion in Los Angeles, California on August 16-18, 2019. Each year, 
the Robinson Westbrooks family gets together for the oldest ongoing 
registered family reunion in the United States.
  It all started with Mr. John Bolin Robinson, Mrs. Dora Anne 
Westbrooks Robinson, and their youngest child, Leonard Wilbert 
Robinson, who all share a birthday of August 16.
  Their coinciding birthdays led to the tradition of getting the family 
together every third Sunday in August to celebrate family unity and the 
blessings of God. The first official Robinson Westbrooks Family Reunion 
was held on August 16, 1910 in Eclectic, Alabama, making this year the 
109th celebration.
  The Robinson Westbrooks family makes the most out of their annual 
family gatherings throughout the United States. They are registered at 
the United States Library of Congress.
  This year the family celebrates their oldest family members, Mrs. 
Queenie Elizabeth Thompson-Hunter, age 93, of Detroit, Michigan, Mrs. 
Clara Dora Thompson-Smith, age 92, of Detroit, Michigan, and Mr. 
Charlie Anderson Brown, age 96, of Eclectic, Alabama.
  On behalf of the 7th Congressional District of Alabama, I extend best 
wishes to the Westbrooks family. I hope this tradition continues for 
many years to come.

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