[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 33 (Tuesday, March 16, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E370]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  A TRIBUTE TO LINDA WILSON, 29TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT WOMAN OF THE 
                               YEAR--2004

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                          HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 16, 2004

  Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Women's History Month. 
During the month of March, we pay special tribute to the 
accomplishments of our Nation's most distinguished women. It is my 
great privilege to recognize outstanding women who are making a 
difference in my district.
  I stand today to recognize an extraordinary woman of California's 
29th Congressional District, Ms. Linda Wilson. Ms. Wilson's passion for 
community service, especially on behalf of libraries, has made our 
community a better place in which to live.
  Linda Wilson was born in Rochester, Minnesota, and raised on a farm 
near Hayfield, Minnesota. An outstanding student, she was the 
valedictorian of Hayfield High School, then obtained her BA majoring in 
Math and Spanish and her MA in Library Science at the University of 
Minnesota. She first moved to California in 1968 and has called 
California home with the exception of a 5-year return to Minnesota and 
a 2-year residence in Florida. Currently, she lives in Monterey Park, 
California.
  Her experience includes working as a research librarian at UC 
Riverside, the Adult/YA Extension librarian at the Kern County Library, 
supervising librarian at the San Diego County Library, and the county 
librarian at the Merced County Library. In 1995, she began her tenure 
as the city librarian for the Bruggemeyer Memorial Library of the City 
of Monterey Park.
  Linda has been instrumental in several efforts to help libraries. In 
Minnesota, she worked on a tax measure to build a new library. She has 
written numerous applications and received grants for library service 
and buildings over the years, totaling more than $10 million. In 
Monterey Park, Linda participated on the team that received Los Angeles 
County Proposition 14 funds to renovate and expand the Bruggemeyer 
Memorial Library. In addition, she also worked on the successful 
Measure C campaign that helped fund the expansion and provide service 
on Sundays at the Bruggemeyer Memorial Library in Monterey Park.
  Linda's volunteer service is extensive. She is a graduate of 
Leadership Merced, past president of Merced Business and Professional 
Women, formerly active in Rebuilding America, and headed up the United 
Way campaign for Monterey Park city employees. Currently, she is the 
president of East Los Angeles-Montebello Business and Professional 
Women, a past president and active member of Monterey Park Rotary Club, 
a member of the Monterey Park Chamber of Commerce, and active in her 
church, St. Paul's Lutheran Church. Ms. Wilson also serves on the 
American Library Association and the California Library Association. 
She has received numerous honors, including the Librarian of the Year 
Award in 1990 from the California Association of Library Trustees and 
Commissioners and the Merced Business and Professional Women's Woman of 
the Year Award.
  I ask all Members of Congress to join me today in honoring an 
extraordinary woman of California's 29th Congressional District, Linda 
Wilson. The entire community joins me in thanking Linda Wilson for her 
continued efforts to make the 29th Congressional District a better 
place in which to live.

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