[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 163 (Wednesday, November 17, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2407]
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                        TRIBUTE TO ETHEL GILROY

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 16, 1999

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to recognize Ethel Gilroy. 
Ethel was awarded the prestigious award Southeastern Colorado Chapter 
of the American Red Cross' Outstanding Supporter for 1999. Repeatedly, 
Ethel has gone far beyond the call of duty.
  A native of Sandwich, Illinois, she married her husband John Gilroy 
in 1929. In 1981, after her husband passed away Ethel moved to Pueblo, 
Colorado. It was there that she began a dedication to the bettering of 
the Red Cross that is the stuff of legend. For most of her life she has 
been a supporter of the American Red Cross and has been affiliated with 
the Southeastern Colorado Chapter since 1989. Over the course of the 
years she has helped countless people stay warm and fed.
  Ethel also supports the Salvation Army, Library for the Blind, El 
Pueblo Boys and Girls Ranch, PBS and Habitat for the Humanity. She is 
to be admired and commended for her contribution and service to the 
Pueblo community. So, it is with this Mr. Speaker, that I say thank you 
to this dedicated woman.

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