[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 21 (Wednesday, March 2, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                     TRIBUTE TO MARGARET GALLAGHER

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                           HON. ANNA G. ESHOO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, March 2, 1994

  Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Margaret Gallagher, a 
dedicated community leader who is being honored as an inductee into the 
San Mateo County Women's Hall of Fame as a Young Woman of Excellence.
  Margaret Gallagher is an inspirational young woman who has turned an 
obstacle into a tremendous achievement. In 1990, she was diagnosed with 
cancer yet was able to maintain a busy schedule of school activities 
and volunteer work. As a teen advisory board member for the Better 
Health Foundation's Louie Group, she helps with discussion programs, 
hospital visits, and fund raisers. She has trained as an environmental 
traveling companion and has already led three kayaking trips for the 
disabled. In addition, she will be a counselor-in-training at the 
Oncology Camp for Children with Cancer. At school, she is on the 
academic honor roll, a member of the drama club, La Raza, and the Panda 
Bowl, a school-wide Jeopardy game. In 1993, she received the Real 
Alternatives Program peer education award for excellence.
  Mr. Speaker, Margaret Gallagher is an outstanding citizen and I 
salute her for her remarkable personal resilience and strength, and her 
solid commitment to our community. I ask my colleagues to join me in 
honoring Ms. Gallagher and congratulate her on being inducted into the 
San Mateo County Women's Hall of Fame as a Young Woman of Excellence.

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