[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 123 (Wednesday, September 25, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1651]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     PAYING TRIBUTE TO HOLLY COORS

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 24, 2002

  Mr. McINNIS. -Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to 
pay tribute to an individual who has contributed selflessly to the 
betterment of her community, Holly H. Coors of Denver, Colorado. It is 
my pleasure to honor Holly as a pillar and a pioneer to the 
advancements of our society.
  Holly Coors was born and raised in Philadelphia by a caring 
charitable family. She moved to Colorado where she nurtured her own 
family with her example of humanitarian service. Holly has donated 
countless hours of service at St. Luke's Hospital and Spalding 
Rehabilitation Hospital in Denver Colorado in addition to serving as 
the Colorado State Chairman for Reagan/Bush in 1980 and 1984. Holly's 
appointment as the United States Ambassador to the National Year of 
Americas by President Reagan highlights her ability to represent her 
country and her willingness to reach out. Holly has also helped found 
and fund the organization Women of Our Hemisphere Achieving Together to 
help women improve their lives through entrepreneurship. Through this 
organization and her support of Latin American schools and clinics, 
Holly has economically uplifted many developing communities and 
received numerous awards for her dedication to educational and health 
care issues.
  Holly's humanitarian legacy extends to the Caribbean where she helped 
rebuild the fire ravaged Parliament House in the commonwealth of 
Dominica. When Hurricane Mitch wreaked havoc along its destructive 
path, Holly sent five plane loads of diapers to hospitals there. 
Appointed to serve as Ambassador-at-Large to Latin America by President 
George H. W. Bush, Holly moved throughout the western hemisphere 
standing out as a determined advocate and mentor to the women in every 
country she visited. She continues to tirelessly serve her country as 
an advocate on many health care issues at home and abroad.
  With such a distinquished list of accomplishments, it is no surprise 
the Jefferson Symphony Orchestra has chosen to honor Holly at its 50th 
Anniversary Gala in December. It is our chance to give her the 
recognition she deserves for her years of volunteer service and 
philanthropic assistance she has given to her community, her state, and 
her nation.
  Mr. Speaker, it is with great admiration that I extend my praise to 
Holly Coors before this body of Congress and this nation. Holly brings 
great care and sincerity wherever her mission takes her and she is 
truly an individual of great character and conduct deserving of the 
honors and awards bestowed on her throughout her career.

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