[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 7 (Tuesday, February 5, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E80-E81]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    TRIBUTE TO MARGARET GOBLE MADIGAN OF LUTHERS MILLS, PENNSYLVANIA

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                           HON. DON SHERWOOD

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 5, 2002

  Mr. SHERWOOD. Mr. Speaker, it is with a profound sense of loss that I 
inform the House that on Sunday, January 20, 2002, Margaret Goble 
Madigan of Luthers Mills, known across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 
as Peggy, passed away.
  Although Peggy Madigan is deserving of many superlatives, to say that 
she was known across Pennsylvania is no exaggeration. She was the wife 
of Senator Roger Madigan, and she was known and loved by the many 
individuals whose lives she touched. She was truly unforgettable.
  Peggy had an exceptional grace about her that can only come from a 
deep love of others. Her son, Nick Madigan, in his moving eulogy, 
described her rare ability to treat every

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individual with dignity and respect. She genuinely enjoyed people 
without regard to title or position. She always--remarkably, given her 
hectic schedule--made time for everyone.
  Peggy was a volunteer, active in many worthy causes including 
promoting literacy and serving as a director of the local chapter of 
the American Cancer Society.
  A distinguished leader of the Republican Party in Pennsylvania, Peggy 
Madigan was a role model for all of us. She was a woman who was not 
only a tireless advocate of family values--her love for her family 
seemed boundless. They include her husband of 49 years, Roger, her 
daughter, Vicki Lynne of Carlisle, Annette Madigan Carr, of Annapolis, 
Maryland, Nicholas Jay Madigan of Towanda, and Steven Gary Madigan of 
Emmaus. Of all of her many accomplishments, I know that her greatest 
joy came from the recent birth of her grandson, Matthew Roger Madigan 
to her son Steven and Carrie May Madigan.
  Peggy Madigan was truly family to people across our region and around 
the Commonwealth. I grieve her loss for her entire family.

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