[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 53 (Tuesday, April 29, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E772]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      TRIBUTE TO KELLY L. GEORGE, WEST VIRGINIA MOTHER OF THE YEAR

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                         HON. NICK J. RAHALL II

                            of west virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 29, 1997

  Mr. RAHALL. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to a most wonderful 
friend of mine, Kelly L. George, who was recently selected as West 
Virginia's Mother of the Year by American Mothers, Inc. Kelly George is 
deserving of this great honor.
  I wholeheartedly congratulate Kelly for being so honored by the 
American Mothers, as well as by the West Virginia State Senate which 
adopted a Resolution of Congratulation on behalf of this remarkable 
woman.
  Kelly was educated in the public schools of Cabell County, WV, where 
she grew up, and where she attended Marshall University in Huntington, 
and later completed studies at Cambridge School of Radio and Television 
and the Drake School of Drama in New York.
  Currently, Kelly is a legislative analyst, and she is active in the 
political process both State and Federal. She is a strong advocate of 
education and the arts.
  Kelly was named West Virginia's Mother of the Year, and the major 
reason for that is she has raised five successful young adult children, 
Vincent, Victor, Valerie, Von, and Vanessa. Her children have followed 
in her footsteps, constantly endeavoring to reach high academic 
accomplishments and achievements, with each having adopted Kelly's 
spiritual foundations for building inner strength as well as the basis 
for strong family values.
  Outside the role of mother, Kelly has volunteered her time for civic 
organizations, is a life member of the General Federation of women's 
Clubs and the National Committee of State Garden Clubs. She serves as 
international chair for the Pilot International World Association, is 
on the Thomas Hospital Board of Trustees, is a Kanawha County Parks and 
Recreation Commissioner, and is the chairman of the Board of WV Board 
of Risk and Insurance Management. She is also a historian and author.
  Later this spring, kelly will travel to Scottsdale, AZ, to meet with 
the delegation of other State winners where she will receive this most 
prestigious award.
  Again, my sincere and heartfelt congratulations to a good friend, 
Kelly George, as she receives the praise of her friends, her 
colleagues, her neighbors, and her wonderful family for having become 
West Virginia's Mother of the Year, 1997-98.

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