[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 21 (Wednesday, February 14, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E185]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO MESCAL HORNBECK

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                        HON. MAURICE D. HINCHEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 14, 2001

  Mr. HINCHEY. Mr. Speaker, while I often have the privilege of 
congratulating outstanding members of our community, I rarely have the 
honor of recognizing an individual as distinguished as Mescal Hornbeck. 
Through her work as nurse, teacher, community leader and town 
councilperson, Mescal has dedicated her life to helping others.
  Mescal was instrumental in the development of the Woodstock Senior 
Recreation Committee, which continues to provide enjoyment for our 
senior citizens. Mescal's leadership with Meals on Wheels of Woodstock 
and the Woodstock Community Center is commendable and reflects her 
life-long commitment to community service. I am particularly grateful 
for Mescal's involvement with the Woodstock Chapter of Citizens for 
Universal Health Care where she is a tireless advocate for health care 
reform.
  I have been fortunate to know and work with Mescal and have always 
found her to be extremely devoted to improving our community and our 
country. I am proud to call her my good friend. Mescal Hornbeck is a 
most deserving honoree and I applaud the creation of Woodstock's 
``Mescal Appreciation Day.''

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