[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 71 (Tuesday, June 4, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E944]
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                       HONORING ELNER G. OVERDEER

                                 ______
                                 

                          HON. GEORGE W. GEKAS

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 4, 2002

  Mr. GEKAS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Elner G. 
Overdeer who was honored as the winner of the 2002 Dauphin County 
Senior EXPO Outstanding Senior Award. She has dedicated her life to the 
service of others and for this she must be both appreciated and 
congratulated.
  Ms. Overdeer clearly demonstrates a spirit of unconditional giving 
through her many initiatives that have benefited our community. She is 
a sterling example of kindness and integrity. Throughout the years she 
has been affiliated with a number of charitable and selfless 
organizations. These include the Middletown Historical Restoration 
Commission where she has served on the board since 1980, the Middletown 
Historical Society, the Regent of Swatara Pine-Ford Chapter of the 
Daughters of the American Revolution, the Middletown Senior Citizens 
Center, the Middletown Area Alumni Association, the Presbyterian 
Congregational Church where she has served as an ordained ruling elder, 
and the Middletown Borough Authority where she has been the secretary 
for the past thirteen years.
  It is with great honor, Mr. Speaker, that I call on all Members to 
join me in congratulating and thanking Elner G. Overdeer. Her years of 
service to the community have benefited many people in more ways than 
these mere words can express.