[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 41 (Tuesday, March 16, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E443]
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                REPORT FROM INDIANA--BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY

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                         HON. DAVID M. McINTOSH

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 16, 1999

  Mr. McINTOSH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to give my ``Report from 
Indiana'' where I honor distinguished fellow Hoosiers who are actively 
engaged in their communities helping others. Today, I want to mention a 
true gentlelady from Bartholomew County, Indiana who I had the 
privilege of meeting recently.
  Mr. Speaker, it has always been my strong belief that individuals and 
communities can do a better job of caring for those who need help in 
our society than the federal government. The wonderfully kind and 
committed Hoosiers who I have met traveling around Indiana has not 
changed my view.
  Ruthie and I have met hundreds of individuals who are committed to 
making our communities a better place in which to live and raise our 
children--we call them ``Hoosier Heroes.''
  I met a genuine Hoosier Hero in Bartholomew County, Indiana recently. 
She is Gladys Simmons, a nurse, who is appropriately from Hope, because 
giving hope is what she is all about.
  Gladys epitomizes a ``Hoosier Hero.'' She has worked tirelessly on 
behalf of the less-fortunate. Gladys has worked with the Red Cross for 
over 20 years and has been on the Board for 7 of those years.
  Gladys' work has given so many people the most precious gift 
possible, hope. She doesn't do it for the pay, which is zilch; she does 
it for the smiles and laughter. She is a true hero in my book, doing 
good works for others with no other motive than Christian charity.
  Gladys deserves the gratitude of her county, state, and nation and I 
thank her here today on the floor of the House of Representatives.

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