[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 67 (Thursday, May 25, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E839]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      IN HONOR OF KATHLEEN McMAHON

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                       HON. JANICE D. SCHAKOWSKY

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 24, 2000

  Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. Mr. Speaker, in a special message to the Congress in 
1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson wrote, ``Every child must be 
encouraged to get as much education as he has the ability to take. We 
want this not only for his sake--but for the nation's sake.'' Kathleen 
McMahon took that message to heart and dedicated her life to the noble 
profession of teaching.
  As a Chicago Public Schools teacher for 34 years, she enriched the 
lives of countless students and ``encouraged'' them in the classroom. 
She knew from the start that a life of teaching is well worth the 
rewards. Her time and energy were the building blocks that helped many 
students thrive and grow.
  On behalf of all her students, their parents, and her colleagues, I 
wish to commend Kathleen McMahon for her years of dedication and her 
immeasurable contribution to our community and wish her well in 
retirement. We are thankful for all her hard work teaching our nation's 
future leaders. I am sure that she will be missed by all at Norwood 
Park School.

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