[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 68 (Friday, May 14, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E846]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   PAYING TRIBUTE TO SUZANNE WILLIAMS

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 13, 2004

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to 
pay tribute to Suzanne Williams and thank her for her extraordinary 
contributions to the State of Colorado as a member of the Colorado 
General Assembly. As a four-term member of the State House of 
Representatives, she will always be remembered as a dedicated public 
servant and leader of the community. As she moves on in her career, let 
it be known that I, along with the people of Colorado, are eternally 
grateful for all that she has accomplished in her tenure in the 
Colorado House of Representatives.
  Representing Arapahoe and Denver counties for District 41, Suzanne 
has worked in neighborhood schools for twenty-two years as a special 
education teacher. Suzanne's intimate knowledge with education has 
served her well as a member of the Education Committee, sponsoring 
legislation to implement funding for full-day kindergarten in low-
performing school districts. Other legislation Suzanne has sponsored 
includes the Child Care Loan Forgiveness Program that assists childcare 
professionals in attending community college to gain more skills, and 
the American Indian Scholars license plate, which established a 
scholarship fund for Colorado American Indians to attend a college or 
university within the state.
  Suzanne's efforts to better her community include extensive 
involvement with civic organizations. She currently sits on the 
Colorado Special Education Advisory Board and the Colorado Medicare 
Consortium, and she has served on the board of directors for Aurora 
Sister Cities, D.A.R.E. Colorado and the United Cerebral Palsy 
Association. The Colorado Chapter of American Mothers, Inc, recognized 
her outstanding commitment to community service in 1996 when she 
received the Colorado Mother of the Year Award.
  Mr. Speaker, it is quite clear that State Representative Suzanne 
Williams is a person who has demonstrated an exceptional level of 
dedication and commitment to her life long pursuit of public service. 
It is her incredible devotion along with her passion for contributing 
towards the betterment of her community and the State of Colorado that 
I wish to bring before this body of Congress and this nation. It is my 
distinct pleasure to honor Suzanne here today, and wish her and her 
husband Ed all the best in their future endeavors.

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