[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 48 (Thursday, April 28, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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[Congressional Record: April 28, 1994]
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                         TRIBUTE TO JULIA EVANS

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                            HON. MIKE PARKER

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 28, 1994

  Mr. PARKER. Mr. Speaker, I stand before you today, in the people's 
Chamber, in honor of an outstanding citizen and true philanthropist, 
Ms. Julia Evans of Laurel, MS. Ms. Evans will be awarded the Peter Meek 
Award for Home Care Aide of the Year by the National HomeCaring Council 
here in Washington, DC, on April 26, 1994, at a luncheon held in her 
honor during the National Home Care Aide Service Conference.
  Home care aides have been called the unsung heroes of the health care 
system. Ms. Evans is a 21-year employee of South Mississippi Home 
Health in Laurel and was selected from among the thousands of home care 
aides who have been certified through the Foundation of Hospice and 
Home Care's National Certification Program. She was chosen to receive 
this prestigious award because of her selflessness, kindness, 
dedication, and leadership. The people who know her best, her 
colleagues at South Mississippi Home Health, say Ms. Evans honors her 
agency through her high performance standards and her genuine devotion 
and care for her patients.
  Ms. Evans is the fourth person to receive this honor, named in memory 
of Peter Meek, a National HomeCaring Council board member. In the 
spirit of the late Mr. Meek, Ms. Evans is an honor to her profession, 
willing to go far beyond the call of duty, always kind and caring, an 
inspiration and a friend to her patients.
  I am extremely proud to represent in Congress this fine leader and 
friend to the needy. Mr. Speaker, at this time, I ask that my 
colleagues join me in saluting this hero, Ms. Julia Evans, for her many 
outstanding achievements and dedication to excellence.

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