[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 126 (Monday, September 15, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1785]
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                       TRIBUTE TO ALICE ERRINGTON

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                         HON. CANDICE S. MILLER

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 15, 2003

  Mrs. MILLER of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, in the hustle and bustle of 
doing the people's work here in the Nation's capital, we sometimes 
neglect to recognize the people who make America the great nation that 
she is. America's greatness can be found in everyday people who work 
hard, raise their children as best they can, and sacrifice for their 
country. In short, America's greatness can be found in people like 
Alice Errington of Harrison Township, MI.
  Alice was born and raised on Staten Island, New York, and attended 
Hunter College in Manhattan. In 1951, she married Bill Errington just 
after he completed pilot training in the United States Air Force. The 
couple lived in Texas, Arizona, Florida, Bermuda, California, and New 
Mexico before moving, to Michigan in 1966. Their first two children, 
Glenn and Claire, were born in Arizona, son Daniel in Bermuda, and 
daughter Joan in California. After Bill retired from the Air Force, the 
family moved to Harrison Township, MI.
  Alice started her career in public affairs in 1973 as a GS-03 clerk-
typist at the Selfridge Air National Guard Base. As the organization of 
the Guard units at Selfridge evolved, Alice remained in public affairs 
and became a public affairs specialist. In 1992, she became the public 
affairs officer.
  In addition to being a busy Air Force wife and mother to four 
children, Alice worked as a substitute teacher in the public schools, 
and was active in chapel and garden club activities. Since 1972, she 
has been a member of Knox Church, where she is a Sunday School teacher 
and treasurer of the adult Sunday School class. Alice is also a board 
member of the Michigan Air Guard Historical Association, a volunteer at 
the Selfridge Air Museum, and a member of the Mount Clemens Chapter of 
the Air Force Association, where she serves as military liaison.
  Alice will soon be retiring, and she looks forward to spending more 
time with her family, which now includes eight grandchildren. She will 
combine that with the pursuit of studies and hobbies that she has 
placed on the back-burner for awhile.
  Mr. Speaker, I hope my colleagues will join me in recognizing the 
greatness of America as found in Alice Errington and people like her. I 
yield back the remainder of my time.

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