[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 59 (Friday, April 11, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E736]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           MOTHER OF THE YEAR

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                            HON. IKE SKELTON

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 10, 2003

  Mr. SKELTON Mr. Speaker, it is my honor to inform you that Betty Ruth 
Lewis Horine of Warrensburg, MO, has been named ``Mother of the Year'' 
by the American Mother's Association. Mrs. Horine has demonstrated a 
strong commitment and dedication to her family.
  Betty Horine was born in Annapolis, Missouri, in 1931, to Issom and 
Ruth Lewis. She was a first generation college graduate, earned her 
Master's degree in Education and went on to teach for twenty-seven 
years.
  Betty Horine has not only served her community as a teacher but she 
has volunteered in many different organizations such as teaching church 
school, helping with Meals-on-Wheels, assisting with the Food Chest, 
and leading the Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts and 4-H. She is also a member 
of the PEO, Retired Teachers, United Methodist Church, United Methodist 
Women, Friends of the Library, and teaches in the Adult Literacy 
Program. Betty has also been recognized twice for her volunteer work, 
receiving the Missouri Association of Rural Educators Award for Top 
Volunteer for Missouri and second she received the Methodist Women 
Special Mission Recognition Award.
  Mr. Speaker, Betty Horine has distinguished herself as a fine 
educator, community leader, and mother. I am sure that my colleagues 
will join me in wishing Betty Horine and her family all the best.

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