[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 79 (Wednesday, June 21, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1068]
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 HONORING MAYNARD HESSEL- BARTH--A DEDICATED MAN HELPING PEOPLE LEARN 
                              HOW TO READ

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 21, 2000

  Mr. McINNIS Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this moment to honor 
Maynard Hesselbarth from Grand Junction, Colorado for receiving the 
Outstanding Tutor Award as presented by Laubach Literacy International. 
Maynard was selected from an applicant pool of nearly 1,000 tutors. 
Maynard is a volunteer tutor for the Mesa County Public Library 
District's Adult Reading Program and has been a driving force behind 
the library's mission to teach illiterate adults to read. I am 
encouraged by his determination and willingness to help others and 
would like to take this opportunity to honor him.
  Maynard's giving heart and gentle spirit have helped contribute to 
the organization's 1,400 success stories since its inception in 1987. 
Maynard has been instrumental in helping teach adults to read for over 
a decade and remains animated in his passion for his part-time job. He 
says that he's reminded about the rewards of his job every time he sees 
the joy that comes to a students' face when they finally grasp the 
words in front of them,
  Perhaps Maynard's most heart-warming success story occurred when he 
helped a 65 year-old learn to read a letter that his family had written 
to him. The gentleman was discouraged because he didn't know how his 
family was doing, and most of all, he couldn't communicate with them in 
the slightest, to the point he couldn't even write the word hello. 
After enrolling in the Mesa County Public Library's literacy program, 
Maynard taught the individual how to read and write and is still 
working to teach the elderly gentleman the finer points of written 
language.
  It is with this, Mr. Speaker, that I honor Maynard Hesselbarth for 
his hard work and dedication to adult literacy in Grand Junction. His 
formidable efforts deserve the praise and admiration of us all. His 
service to his community, and to those less fortunate, is something 
that we all should seek to emulate. We are proud of you, Maynard.

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