[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 97 (Monday, July 12, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1514]
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                         HONORING ONI BUTTERFLY

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 12, 1999

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to 
honor Ms. Oni Butterfly of Silt, Colorado, for her community 
involvement, leadership, and instrumental role in forming the Silt Area 
Chamber of Commerce in 1997. Her exceptional work ethic and willingness 
to serve and help others are to be commended.
  After growing up in New Jersey, Ms. Butterfly attended college in 
Syracuse, New York where she earned a degree in bacteriology. Later she 
received her master's degree in environmental sciences. She has worked 
for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and for the Northeastern U.S. 
Water Supply Study for the Environmental Protection Agency.
  Her integrity and ethics have aided her and have led her to become 
the executive director of the Silt Area Economic Development Council 
and the music director for the valley's Hot Strings Band. Ms. Butterfly 
also dedicates her time as the membership director for the mountain 
states region of the Better Business Bureau.
  Ms. Oni Butterfly provides inspiration and an example to follow as 
she works to serve and better her community. I am grateful to her for 
her hard work and dedication. Ms. Butterfly is an amazing individual 
and it is for her commitment to the citizens of Silt and for her 
perseverance that I now pay tribute to this remarkable woman.

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