[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 39 (Tuesday, March 31, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E533]
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       HONORING THE OUTSTANDING SERVICE OF MISS VALARIE K. WOLFE

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                          HON. GEORGE W. GEKAS

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 31, 1998

  Mr. GEKAS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to bring to the attention of my 
colleagues the name of Valarie K. Wolfe, of Harrisburg, PA, in my 
congressional district. The late Miss Wolfe was a fourth-grade teacher 
at the Milton Hershey School, in Hershey, Pennsylvania, from 1967 to 
1997. I am pleased to report that a flag of the United States of 
America was flown over the Capitol on February 6, 1998, in Miss Wolfe's 
honor.
  The Milton Hershey School was founded with a Deed of Trust as a 
school for orphan boys in 1909 by the chocolate magnate Milton S. 
Hershey and his wife, Catherine, for they could not have children of 
their own. After Catherine's death, Mr. Hershey gave his life fortune 
to the school so that it would last in perpetuity. Today, the school 
has more than seventy-three hundred alumni and has an enrollment of 
over one thousand needy boys and girls.
  Miss Wolfe, a recipient of the Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award, 
was a graduate of Shippensburg University and a member of the Zion 
Lutheran Church, where she was a Sunday school teacher and played the 
piano. Miss Wolfe was also very active with the Dauphin Dog Training 
Club, where she was an instructor for many years. She often took her 
fourth-grade students to the Club to try to instill in them love and 
respect for animals. Her great love of animals was indicative of her 
kind, generous, and warm personality. In addition, Miss Wolfe enjoyed 
teaching children through drama, for she was involved in many of the 
plays presented in the elementary school, Memorial Hall. Throughout her 
long and extraordinary career, Miss Wolfe has made lasting impressions 
on those who have had the honor to have known her. She was well known 
for inspiring students and teachers alike during her three decades of 
service at Milton Hershey School.
  Let the record reflect today that there is currently a void at the 
Milton Hershey School that will not soon be filled. Miss Wolfe always 
taught her fourth-grade pupils with dedication, understanding, 
patience, and love. I am honored to have had, in my congressional 
district, such a wonderful teacher who has touched the lives of so 
many. She will be missed, indeed.

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