[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 136 (Tuesday, September 30, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1918]
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                       HONORING DOROTHY B. BIDDLE

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                           HON. MARCY KAPTUR

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 30, 2003

  Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, Dorothy Biddle is a very special lady in the 
hearts of the residents of Fulton County, Ohio and her hometown of 
Wauseon. Proud to call her friend myself, I am pleased to note an 
action recently taken by this gracious centenarian, a wonderful and 
lasting gift she gave to her community.
  For many years, Wauseon has been working to establish a ballpark. The 
``Field of Dreams'' has been a goal of the community and special 
project of the Wauseon Rotary. Mrs. Biddle's husband, Clark, was a 
Rotarian until his passing, and she has remained in touch with the 
group's activities. In her 105th year, Dorothy Biddle decided to offer 
a bequest to the Wauseon Rotary in order to fulfill this 14 yearlong 
dream. Long a supporter of youth activities and opportunities, Mrs. 
Biddle is donating the astounding sum of $1,254,000.00 for the 
completion of the park. This gift numbers among the largest ever 
received by any Rotary organization.
  Now the park, which will feature baseball diamonds, soccer fields, 
and walking trails on 73 acres of land will bear the name of Wauseon's 
most treasured citizen, who though she has traveled around the world 
still considers her hometown to be ``the best place in the world to 
live.'' Children of the future will see by her example what one person 
can do for her community when the Dorothy B. Biddle Park remains as a 
living testament to a truly remarkable lady. Thank you, Dorothy, for 
your beneficence and civic-minded patriotism.

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