[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 112 (Tuesday, August 3, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1732-E1733]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


      TRIBUTE TO MRS. MARILYN JONES MORRING OF HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA

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                    HON. ROBERT E. (BUD) CRAMER, JR.

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, August 3, 1999

  Mr. CRAMER. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to 
recognize Mrs. Marilyn Morring of Huntsville, Alabama, for her many 
years of outstanding service to our community.
  In the Huntsville community, Mrs. Morring is an emblem of education. 
She has lovingly devoted 25 years of her life to the service of 
imparting wisdom and a love of learning to the children of our 
community. In her many years of teaching both in public and private 
schools, Mrs. Morring taught every subject from sixth to twelfth grade, 
produced musicals for the school and initiated an organized a bus tour 
to Washington, D.C.
  In her modest and selfless manner, Mrs. Morring has touched the lives 
of so many families in my district. To me, she symbolizes the model 
educator, dedicated, intelligent, caring and leading by example. Her 
reflections on her long career in education exemplify the simple joy 
she finds in children, teaching and life; ``. . . by teaching others I 
learned about my own self, my community, and about other people. I made 
life-long friends and have watched with great satisfaction the lives 
and achievements of the young people I taught.''
  This is a fitting honor for one who has instilled in several 
generations of Huntsville citizens a respect and understanding for 
history and government. In 1982, her school honored her by establishing 
the Marilyn J. Morring History and Alabama Government Award.
  Mrs. Mooring's volunteer work has been essential in building the 
quality of life the people of Huntsville enjoy today. Described as the 
``glue'' that holds it all together, Mrs. Morring has given of herself 
in countless capacities including the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra, 
the Huntsville Museum of Art, the Huntsville Public Library, Burritt 
Museum, the Leukemia Society and the Arts Council. In 1996, she won the 
prestigious Virginia Hammill Sims award. Her nominators said it best, 
``For over 46 years she has been a part of the beginning, growth and 
development of the cultural `best' in this city, working tirelessly 
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scenes to make her home town a better place in which to live.''
  I want to offer my best wishes to Mrs. Morring and her family. She 
has indeed inspired me and countless other students old and new to seek 
knowledge and to use that knowledge to serve others.

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