[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 642 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 642

      Honoring the life, legacy, and achievements of Annie Glenn.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              July 1, 2020

    Mr. Brown (for himself and Mr. Portman) submitted the following 
    resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
      Honoring the life, legacy, and achievements of Annie Glenn.

Whereas Anna ``Annie'' Margaret Castor was born on February 17, 1920, in 
        Columbus, Ohio, and grew up attending public schools in New Concord, 
        Ohio, with her late husband, Senator John Glenn;
Whereas Annie and John met at ages 2 and 3, respectively, grew up as friends and 
        playmates, and never knew life without the other;
Whereas Annie grew up as a competitive swimmer and a lifeguard in her community;
Whereas Annie was a skilled musician and, in 1942, received and turned down an 
        offer from The Julliard School so she could marry John Glenn;
Whereas Annie earned a Bachelor's degree in music with a minor in secretarial 
        science from Muskingum College in 1942;
Whereas Annie and John married on April 6, 1943, in their hometown of New 
        Concord, Ohio;
Whereas, whenever the family moved, Annie Glenn would serve as a church organist 
        in her new community;
Whereas Annie Glenn gave birth to a son, David, in 1945, and a daughter, Lynn, 
        in 1947;
Whereas Annie Glenn battled a severe stuttering impediment for more than 5 
        decades;
Whereas, to manage her speech impediment, Annie Glenn developed creative 
        strategies that allowed her to function in public life;
Whereas, in 1973, at the age of 53, Annie Glenn participated in an intensive 
        speech program at the Communications Research Institute at Hollins 
        University in Roanoke, Virginia, that gave her the skills to transform 
        the stutter and become an avid public speaker;
Whereas, following the speech program, Annie Glenn played a leading role during 
        the subsequent political campaigns of her husband, John Glenn;
Whereas, in 1983, Annie Glenn received an award from the American Speech and 
        Hearing Association for ``providing an inspiring model for people with 
        communicative disorders'';
Whereas, in 1987, the National Association for Hearing and Speech honored Annie 
        Glenn by presenting the first annual ``Annie Glenn Award'' for achieving 
        distinction despite having a communicative disorder to actor James Earl 
        Jones;
Whereas other notable recipients of the Annie Glenn Award include actress Julie 
        Andrews, Representative Gabby Giffords, journalist Bob Woodruff, and 
        Vice President Joe Biden;
Whereas Annie Glenn, as an active community member, advocated on behalf of 
        children, the elderly, and individuals with disabilities;
Whereas Annie Glenn served--

    (1) as a member of the advisory board for the National Center for 
Survivors of Childhood Abuse;

    (2) on the advisory board for the National First Ladies' Library;

    (3) on the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication 
Disorders Advisory Council of the National Institutes of Health; and

    (4) as a member of the advisory panel of the Central Ohio Speech and 
Hearing Association;

Whereas Annie Glenn and John Glenn served on the Board of Trustees of Muskingum 
        University and on the Advisory Board of the John Glenn School of Public 
        Affairs at The Ohio State University;
Whereas Annie Glenn served as a member of the Ohio Women's Hall of Fame and, in 
        1999, was inducted into the Hall of Excellence of the Ohio Foundation of 
        Independent Colleges;
Whereas Annie Glenn had the distinguishing quality of making everyone she 
        encountered feel heard, important, and empowered;
Whereas Annie Glenn made Ohio and the United States proud all her life as an 
        advocate, philanthropist, mother, grandmother, partner, mentor, and 
        friend, and will be remembered for her work to lift others up, including 
        individuals who struggled with communicative disorders; and
Whereas Annie Glenn died on May 19, 2020, at the age of 100 and will be 
        remembered for her legacy in speech and hearing therapy and for her 
        dedication to--

    (1) people with communicative disorders;

    (2) her family; and

    (3) her community: Now, therefore, be it

    Resolved, That the Senate honors the life, legacy, and achievements 
of Annie Glenn, a leading advocate for people with communicative 
disorders.
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