[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 98 (Monday, July 25, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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[Congressional Record: July 25, 1994]
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                       TRIBUTE TO LESLIE CASANOVA

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 25, 1994

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to an 
outstanding citizen, Leslie Casanova, who after attaining her U.S. 
citizenship, is now a constituent of Colorado's Third Congressional 
District.
  Leslie accomplished this outstanding goal on May 20, 1994, during a 
very busy time of her life. In addition to her studies to become a 
citizen, Leslie, a wife and a mother, is also a kindergarten teacher in 
Basalt, CO. She is as dedicated to her young students, as she is to her 
own child.
  In addition, Leslie has worked as a substitute teacher, and was 
secretary to the headmaster of the Country Day School in Aspen, CO, but 
her first love is teaching kindergarten.
  Leslie was only 10 years old when she first came to the United States 
from Saskatoon, SK. In June 1971, she graduated from Hudson High School 
in Wisconsin and then attended Fort Lewis College in Durango, CO. I am 
especially proud that Leslie graduated from Fort Lewis College, which 
is also in the 3d Congressional District, because it is my alma mater. 
Leslie graduated from Fort Lewis in 1975 with a bachelors degree in 
elementary education, and it was during those years in college that she 
married and had her first child.
  Leslie is very athletic, as well as musical, and she is excellent at 
playing the recorder, piano, and cello. Additionally, she enjoys rock 
climbing, running and skiing.
  I am proud to say that on May 20, 1994, Leslie officially became a 
U.S. citizen. I am pleased to have her as a constituent, and I 
congratulate her on this major accomplishment in her life. I know she 
will embrace her new found freedom, and that she is proud to be an 
American.

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