[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 45 (Thursday, March 20, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E539]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  IN MEMORY OF CECILIA ELEANOR HADLEY

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                          HON. ELTON GALLEGLY

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 20, 2003

  Mr. GALLEGLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to the memory of 
Cecilia Eleanor Hadley, a warmhearted and generous woman who dedicated 
her life to others.
  I have known Cecilia Hadley since I was a boy and her husband, Al 
``Skipper'' Hadley, served as my Sea Scout, BSA, Scoutmaster. Cecilia 
died last month at age 96. Skipper died in 2000, also at age 96.
  Cecilia Hadley was born in Milwaukee and moved to California as a 
child. She graduated from the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music and 
Arts and, after 6 years of courtship, married Al Hadley in 1935.
  Cecilia Hadley remained active long after retirement. She volunteered 
as a third-grade teacher's aide for nearly a decade, tutored students 
in reading and math after school, and taught countless children to play 
the piano.
  She belonged to many women's clubs and was a member of St. Peter's 
Catholic Community for more than 20 years. She volunteered for the 
Fallbrook Hospital Auxiliary, working in the gift shop and hand-
crocheting baby blankets for newborns. She also made baby blankets for 
Birth Choice, a crisis pregnancy center she actively supported.
  Mr. Speaker, Cecilia Hadley is survived her sons, Pete and David; 
five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. I know my colleagues 
will join me in sending condolences to Cecilia's family, and in 
thanking her for making her community and our country a better place 
through her passion and compassion.




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