[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 159 (Thursday, November 11, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2366]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  TRIBUTE TO GRACE MARIE TRIPP-HOLMES

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 10, 1999

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take a moment to recognize 
Mrs. Grace Marie Tripp-Holmes, longtime educator, who recently passed 
away.
  Before retiring in 1972, Mrs. Holmes taught a generation of children 
in Alamosa, Colorado. Mrs. Holmes taught high school in Manassa schools 
and later operated a private kindergarten in Alamosa, before the 
Alamosa School District offered its own kindergarten. Following her 
contributions there, she taught fourth grade at Alamosa's Central 
School.
  Mrs. Holmes was an asset to the children and families of Alamosa. Her 
role as an educator facilitated an environment where students were 
effectively taught the values necessary to succeed. But when we lose a 
woman such as Mrs. Holmes, being missed is certainly no precursor to 
being forgotten. And, everyone who knew her, will walk through life a 
little bit differently for it.

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