[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 50 (Tuesday, April 13, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E618]
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                     RECOGNIZING MARY LOUISE VIVIER

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 13, 1999

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today on behalf of the City of 
Visalia and the Kaweah Delta Health Care District to recognize Mary 
Louise Vivier upon her retirement. Mary Louise is the former mayor of 
Visalia and has worked the past 17 years at the Kaweah Delta Hospital. 
Her accomplishments and activities are vast and varied and they have 
contributed much to the good of her community.
  Mary Louise's education began in 1952 when she studied nursing at the 
University of California at Berkeley. Later, at the Kaiser Foundation 
School of Nursing she became a registered nurse. Mary Louise did not 
end her educational endeavors there; from 1958 to 1967 she went on to 
obtain three more degrees from the University of California system.
  Mary Louise took her educational background to many fields. Most 
recently she was the Community Outreach Program Director for Kaweah 
Delta District Hospital for which she also served as Clinical Nurse 
Specialist. Mary Louise held several nursing, instruction, lecturing 
and leadership positions in the medical field.
  Along with her extensive employment history, Mary Louise has been and 
still is involved with a number of organizations. She is currently 
involved in the American Association of University Women, the Sons of 
Italy in America Lodge, Networking for Women, the Tulare County Women's 
Symphony League, Soroptomists International of Visalia, Police 
Activities League, the Tulare County League of Mexican American Women 
and Pro Youth Visalia. In 1995 she was elected to the Visalia City 
Council, and served as Mayor of Visalia from 1995 to 1997.
  Mary Louise Vivier has gone far above the call of duty to immerse 
herself in the needs of others and her community. She has dedicated her 
life to making Visalia a great place to live. I urge my colleagues to 
join me in recognizing Mary Louise for her service and dedication and 
wishing her a fulfilled and successful future.

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