[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 77 (Thursday, May 22, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1054-E1055]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      RECOGNITION OF WILMA KIMMEL

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                           HON. JOHN SHIMKUS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 22, 2003

  Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Speaker, I rise before you today to recognize Wilma 
Kimmel of Jefferson County, Illinois. Wilma was recently inducted into 
the Senior Saints Hall of Fame of Jefferson County.
  Wilma received this honor for her lifelong service to others. She is 
known as a dedicated wife and mother. She and her husband, Ardell, 
raised three children. In order to help send her children to college 
she began work as a secretary for the Mt. Vernon School System where 
she worked for twenty years.

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Wilma has been involved with the 4-H Club, Rend Lake Piecemakers Quilt 
Guild, and Herbs for Health and Fun. No one can say that Wilma is not 
devoted to her church. At Central Christian Church she is known as a 
ready and willing hand for wherever there is a need. She is described 
as one who gets the job done and one who never complains.
  I want to congratulate and thank Wilma for all she has done and will 
continue to do for the people in her community. She is a saint to all 
who know her and is deserving of this prestigious honor.

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