[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 121 (Friday, September 6, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S10022]
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 JEANNE O. BUSSE--THE MARCH OF DIMES' 1996 ALEXANDER MACOMB CITIZEN OF 
                                THE YEAR

 Mr. ABRAHAM. Mr. President, on September 25, 1996, the March 
of Dimes will honor community activist Jeanne O. Busse as its 1996 
Alexander Macomb Citizen of the Year. Established in 1984, this award 
is presented annually to ``deserving individuals who have demonstrated 
outstanding contributions and commitment to improving the quality of 
life in his/her community, the county, and the State of Michigan.''
  As a community servant, Jeanne Busse has fulfilled this criteria and 
then some. The litany of positions Mrs. Busse has held over the years 
is surpassed only by the list of awards that have been showered upon 
her. Her years of commitment to her church, St. Anne Parish in Warren, 
includes a stint as president of the Council of Catholic Women for the 
Archdiocese of Detroit. Her involvement with the Boy and Girl Scouts of 
America spans more than six decades, and just a small sample of the 
other civic organizations in which she has served include the United 
Community Services, Warren Friends of the Public Library, Michigan 
Cultural Commission, and the Warren Consolidated Schools Board of 
Education.
  Mrs. Busse's exceptional good deeds have garnered her recognition as 
the Warren Jaycees Woman of the Year and the Macomb County Council for 
the Arts Volunteer of the Year. Some of her other awards include: the 
Council of Catholic Women/Archdiocese of Detroit Beatrice Zilly Award, 
the Warren Consolidated Schools Honorary Scholastic Letter Award, the 
United Community Services Tracey McGregor Volunteer Award, and the 
James Coughlin Award for Service to Scouting, to name just a few. In 
addition, ``For Service to the Citizens of Warren, Michigan,'' Busse 
Park has been established and named in her honor.
  For her selfless commitment to her fellow citizens Jeanne Busse is 
more than deserving of the accolades that come her way. I salute her 
for her public service, and applaud the March of Dimes for choosing 
such a deserving figure on whom to bestow this honor.

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