[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 27, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E27]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO ROSEMARY COLLINS

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                             HON. SAM FARR

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 27, 1998

  Mr. FARR of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a woman 
who devoted herself to the people of her community. Rosemary Collins 
spent her life serving Santa Cruz and her family. She was known 
throughout the community as loving and kind to all those around her.
  Mrs. Collins was active in many organizations, including the Holy 
Cross Church which was graced by her ability to sing in many of the 
church events and running the monthly hot lunch program at Good Shepard 
School.
  Rosemary Collins loved children, and children loved her. She was 
always willing to help a child in need of a hug or just conversation. 
She worked as a teachers aide and secretary at Soquel Elementary for 28 
years, where she helped children with learning difficulties. Her eleven 
grandchildren brought her great joy in this world along with the many 
nieces and nephews she read to. Rosemary often said, grandchildren were 
God's greatest invention, and a hug from a grandchild was what life was 
all about.
  Rosemary Collins is an example for all of us. She was the past 
president of the California School Employees Association as well as 
past president of the Young Ladies Institute, a co-founder of the 18-
29er Catholic young People's Group of Holy Cross Parish. Her commitment 
to these organizations, and her time spent on activities of the groups 
helped keep community spirit alive. She was also a member of the Altar 
and Rosary Society of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Capitola, and a 
volunteer for the Santa Cruz county elections department.
  Mrs. Collins will be missed by many. She was a model citizen for the 
community. Rosemary Collins made the lives of our children better and 
will be dearly missed. Our hearts go out to her family