[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 54 (Friday, May 3, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E710]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING TESS CAMAGNA

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 2, 2002

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Mrs. Tess Camagna 
for receiving the Educator of the Year Award for 2002 from the Hughson 
Chamber of Commerce.
  Tess is a born and bred Hughsonian. Her parents were farmers there 
and she attended Hughson Elementary and graduated from Hughson High 
School. She left the community only briefly to attend California State 
University, San Jose, to obtain her degree in Elementary Education.
  After pursuing her education Tess returned to Hughson and began 
teaching in 1973. Throughout her career she has taught kindergarten and 
first grade. Mrs. Camagna is proud to be a part of an educational 
system that is dedicated to children and excels in educational 
leadership.
  Tess' husband, Richard, is a farmer and Hughson Fire Department 
Commissioner. They have raised three children, John, Peter, and Sarah, 
and they have been blessed with two grandchildren, Alex and Nicholas.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Tess Camagna for receiving the 
2002 Educator of the Year Award. I invite my colleagues to join me in 
thanking her for her tremendous service to the community and her 
dedication to our youth.

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