[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 124 (Friday, September 21, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1692]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING MARTI DUPREY

                                 ______
                                 

                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 21, 2001

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take a moment and 
acknowledge the selfless contributions of an extremely important member 
of our community. Ms. Marti Duprey has spent the majority of her life 
caring for and helping others. She has continuously put the well being 
of others ahead of her own.
  Ms. Duprey, a Catholic nun, moved to Glenwood Springs, Colorado in 
1973 after having spent eighteen years working with the Rev. Jesse 
Jackson's ``Operation Breadbasket'' in Chicago. Her education, 
consisting of Bachelor's Degrees in education and social work and a 
Master's Degree in counseling, provided her with the proper tools for 
her work with the community of Glenwood Springs ever since. She 
provides three very important functions for the residents of Glenwood 
Springs. Whether it is her involvement in the Defiance Community 
Theatre, her counseling in the Helping Hands Grief Group or as Program 
Manager for Mountain Valley Weavers, she unselfishly helps others find 
ways of expressing themselves in a more self-reliant manner and 
provides them with outlets that will increase their confidence and 
happiness.
  Marti Duprey provides very important services for the grieving, the 
disabled and many other members of her community. Her compassion for 
others makes her a truly valuable member of the Glenwood Springs 
community. I would like to recognize Ms. Marti Duprey for her wonderful 
efforts and contributions that have touched the lives of so many. Her 
acts of care and compassion deserve our recognition and I would like to 
extend my best wishes and warm regards to her for many years to come.

                          ____________________