{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://millermeeks.house.gov/media/press-releases/miller-meeks-honors-life-ottumwas-doris-wilz", "Miller-Meeks Honors the Life of Ottumwa\u2019s Doris Wilz", "2021-10-26", "2021", "2021-10", "Republican", "House", "IA", "Mariannette Miller-Meeks", "M001215", "millermeeks.house.gov", "millermeeks", "https://millermeeks.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C.\u2014Today, October 26th, 2021, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-02) spoke on the floor of the House of Representatives to honor the life of Ottumwa\u2019s Doris Wilz.\n\nImage\n\nTo watch Miller-Meeks\u2019 speech, click HERE, and read her remarks as prepared for deliver below:\n\nMdm. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of a mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, small business owner, and a dear friend to many in my hometown of Ottumwa.\n\nOn October 20th, Doris Wilz passed away at the age of 93.\n\nBorn and raised in Ottumwa, Doris was known by many as the one who always went above and beyond for the betterment of the community. As a young widow she met Carl Wilz, a small business owner, and also recently widowed with four small children, the youngest of whom was around three.\n\nThey got married, and she went forward to help him conduct two small businesses in two towns thirty miles apart.\n\nWhether it was through serving customers at one of the family small businesses or volunteering at the Ottumwa Regional Health Center comforting patients and making cookies for the families in the McCreery Cancer Center, Doris always loved to put a smile on the face of others.\n\nBut when asked what her greatest passion in life is, Doris would say her four children, twelve grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren. Her gentle smile, melodious laugh, and encouragement meant so much to so many, and drew people to her, including myself, and I am honored she considered me a friend.\n\nThank you, Doris, for contributing to our community, and I will keep you, your family, and your loved ones in my prayers.\n\nThank you, I yield back my time.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:24:51Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://millermeeks.house.gov/media/press-releases/miller-meeks-honors-life-ottumwas-doris-wilz"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9975749999284744, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}