[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 1 (Wednesday, January 3, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E10]
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                       HONORING JUNE PINKNEY ROSS

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                           HON. NICK LAMPSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, January 3, 2001

  Mr. LAMPSON. Mr. Speaker, today I salute and honor the indomitable 
June Pinkney Ross of Galveston, Texas.
  I was recently honored to have contributed to the ``Book of Letters'' 
being presented next week to Ms. Ross in celebration of her twenty-
seven year career as Executive Director of the Galveston County 
Community Action Council.
  The residents of Galveston County, particularly the disenfranchised 
and the children who could not speak for themselves, have been well 
served by June Ross' unselfish acts of caring, sharing, kindness and 
understanding of their plight.
  It is well known that June Ross will literally fight to the bitter 
end for the right thing, is bluntly and sometimes frighteningly honest 
about how to address the needs of the poor and does not mind sharing 
her unedited opinion on any subject that is placed on the table. We who 
know her and have been privileged to work with her always knew that we 
could count on her to go after grants for which her agency qualified 
and, once the money was received, to disburse it where it was most 
needed. I have enjoyed working with June Ross and always felt that she 
would make a fair assessment of any situation that she was confronted 
with and react accordingly.
  My one regret during our relationship is that I never got a chance to 
sample her cooking. Ms. Ross' radio cooking class was quite successful 
and listeners would bombard the station for her recipes. I am sure that 
she approached that job with the same diligence and commitment that she 
has given to the State of Texas and Galveston County throughout the 
years. I want to also take this opportunity to let her know that I am 
grateful for her service to our great nation as a member of the United 
States Military.
  Mr. Speaker, I salute June Ross for all she has done to make the 
community better (United Way, one of the original founders of Hospice) 
and hope she knows how much she is respected and loved.

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