[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 67 (Wednesday, May 7, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E890]
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                         HONORING DORIS GREGORY

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                         Wednesday, May 7, 2003

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to 
recognize Doris Gregory for her contributions to the Ouray community. 
For the last twenty-five years Doris has been one of Ouray's most 
prolific historians, writing more than a dozen books about the 
community, its buildings and families. Today I would like to 
acknowledge her accomplishments before this body of Congress and this 
nation.
   Doris was not always a historian. After she graduated from the 
University of Washington, Doris moved to Alaska with her new husband 
and ran a small newspaper. Later she earned a doctorate in education 
and embarked on a thirty-year career in teaching and administration in 
three different states, authoring textbooks and spending summer 
vacations in Ouray. By the time Doris retired in 1978, she and her 
husband owned a home in Ouray, and Doris began spending a lot of time 
in the county archives. Among her books, Doris has authored a two-
volume comprehensive history of Ouray. As an important local authority, 
Doris has also volunteered countless hours at the Ouray County 
Historical Museum and given lectures.
  Mr. Speaker, it is a great privilege to recognize Doris Gregory for 
her hard work and dedication to documenting the history of an important 
region of Colorado. Doris has almost single-handedly preserved the 
history of Ouray County for future generations, and I thank her for her 
efforts.
    




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