[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 120 (Friday, September 20, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S8979]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                        TRIBUTE TO NORMA DICKSON

 Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I would like to take the opportunity 
to congratulate Norma Eudora Cronk Dickson. On October 16th, 2002 she 
will celebrate her 100th birthday. Norma is a resident of Chinook, MT.
  Norma Dickson was born October 16, 1902. She was the eldest of four 
children born to John Colburn Cronk and Anna Rogers Cronk. John and 
Anna Cronk moved to Montana in 1898, and settled in the Milk River 
Valley in Coburg, MT. Her parents were ranchers and prominent members 
of the community. Her father John was elected State representative in 
Montana in 1923. Her parents raised cattle and prize winning Percheron 
horses. The livestock pavilion at the Blaine County Fairgrounds was 
dedicated to her father's memory.
  Norma attended college and taught for a few years prior to her 
marriage in 1928 to Dr. Joseph Robert Dickson, another Montana native 
who practiced dentistry in Chinook, MT.
  Norma and Dr. Dickson had four children, Joseph Robert Dickson Jr., 
Marilyn Dickson Gregg, James Cronk Dickson, and George William Hunt 
Dickson. They also have thirteen grandchildren and ten great-
grandchildren.
  In addition to Norma's dedication to her family, she has been very 
active in her community of Chinook, MT. Her involvements include the 
Eastern Star, Chinook Presbyterian Church, and High School Girl's 
State. She has also worked at the Chinook Senior Center as a volunteer 
from its inception until she was 97 years old. Finally, she was named 
Senior of the Year in Chinook. She is a treasure to her community, her 
State, and of course, to her family.

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