[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 58 (Wednesday, May 7, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4129-S4130]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           WEST VIRGINIA MOTHER OF THE YEAR, KELLY L. GEORGE

 Mr. ROCKEFELLER. Mr. President, it is my great honor today to 
rise to congratulate Kelly L. George of Cabell County in West Virginia. 
Kelly has been selected by American Mothers, Inc., as the West Virginia 
Mother of the Year, and I commend them for their choice.
  As a father of four children, I know how important it is to have a 
strong mother figure in the family, and Kelly is exactly that for her 
family. She continues to instill the value of high academic achievement 
to her children Vincent, Victor, Valerie, Von, and Vanessa. She works 
very hard to provide a spiritual foundation for her children, and she 
also takes on the enormously important task of teaching strong family 
values.
  But this is not all that Kelly George does. Like my wife Sharon, 
Kelly balances her tasks as a mother with her duties in an active 
career. Kelly has an impressive list of accomplishments outside the 
household. She is on the Thomas Hospital Board of Trustees, is a 
Kanawha County Parks and Recreation Commissioner, and chair of the West 
Virginia Board of Risk and Insurance Management. She is also a life 
member of General Federation of Women's Clubs and the National 
Committee of State Garden Clubs, as well as international chair for the 
Pilot International World Association. On top of all this, she is a 
legislative analyst, a historian, and the author of ``Rhythms, 
Remembrances and Recipes.''

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  Imagine combining all of these activities with her educational 
background in the West Virginia public schools, Marshall College, 
Cambridge School of Radio and Television, and Drake School of Drama and 
with the tremendous job of being a mother. Most of us would find 
difficulty in staying active just in these tasks outside the home, but 
Kelly is able to balance those with her role as a mother.
  I know Kelly personally and know that she is a phenomenal person who 
is enormously talented. I am proud to say that Kelly George is the West 
Virginia Mother of the Year for 1997-98. And I congratulate her on this 
tremendous achievement.

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