[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 16 (Thursday, February 26, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E245-E246]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   CONGRATULATIONS TO NANCY LEE HINDS

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                       HON. GEORGE P. RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, February 26, 1998

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Nancy Lee 
Hinds, the founder of Hinds' Hospice Home Foundation in Fresno, for 
being recognized with the Social Action Award. Nancy Lee Hinds has 
dedicated her life to the dying and their families, and is very 
deserving of this honor.
  The award for Social Action is named annually by Temple Beth Israel 
for works on the diocesan and community levels. The award recognizes 
the long practice of Christian virtues. Nancy Lee Hinds was chosen for 
this award based on both her current work and her instrumental efforts 
to have hospices recognized throughout the state.
  Nancy Hinds' Hospice Foundation is a non-profit organization that 
provides care for those who have life limiting illnesses and no further 
medical treatment available. Hinds' Hospice Foundation has cared for 
patients that range in age from 3 months to 103 years. The Hospice 
Foundation also provides outpatient care that involves volunteers 
caring for patients in their own homes. Outpatient volunteers also 
perform such duties as yard work, grocery shopping, and haircutting.
  Nancy Lee Hinds was born and educated in Cleveland, Ohio. There she 
received a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing. In 1970, she married 
Godfrey Hinds, a missionary doctor in Ireland. In 1977, her husband 
died of cancer in Northern Ireland. Following the death of her husband, 
Nancy opened her arms and doors to the dying and has been

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dedicating her life to caring for them ever since.
  Mr. Speaker, it is with great honor that I congratulate Nancy Lee 
Hinds for unselfishly dedicating her life to helping others. It is the 
leadership and care exhibited by Nancy Lee Hinds that warrants this 
recognition. I ask my colleagues to join me in wishing Nancy Lee Hinds 
many more years of success.

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