[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 62 (Tuesday, April 29, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E789]
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       TRIBUTE TO SHIRLEY TARRANT, TEACHER AND COMMUNITY ACTIVIST

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                         HON. MICHAEL N. CASTLE

                              of delaware

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 29, 2003

  Mr. CASTLE. Mr. Speaker, it is with great honor that I rise in memory 
of and to pay tribute to a wife, a mother, a grandmother, a teacher and 
a community activist--Shirley M. Tarrant, who passed away this month 
after half a century of outstanding service to the State of Delaware. 
The number of accomplishments, recognitions and most importantly 
admirations that Shirley has had in her life is remarkable.
  Today, I recognize Shirley for her proud and distinguished public and 
personal life. Ms. Tarrant was the daughter of Frank and Edith Riley. 
She was a graduate of Wilmington High School and of the University of 
Delaware.
  Shirley's career as an elementary school teacher was tremendously 
important to so many children in the State of Delaware but she 
distinguished herself as a community activist early on.
  Shirley was the leader in establishing the Newark Girls Club, she was 
president of the Suburban County Hospital Task Force, she was a 
chairperson of the Delaware Health Facilities Authority and a member of 
the Board of Christiana Care Health Systems.
  As the President of the Suburban County Hospital Task Force, Shirley 
was ultimately responsible for the construction of the Christiana 
Hospital, which is the largest, most advanced facility in Delaware.
  With her husband Alfred and her daughter Marci at her side, Shirley 
proudly and unselfishly contributed everyday to life in her home and 
her community.
  Shirley's contributions cannot be commended enough. Though she has 
passed on, we can all be sure that her contributions will remain with 
us. Her commitment to her goals, her family and her State have earned 
her a permanent place in the thoughts and hearts of so many people.

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