[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 77 (Friday, June 4, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1032]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 PAYING TRIBUTE TO MARIANNA RAFTOPOULOS

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, June 3, 2004

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to 
pay tribute to Marianna Raftopoulos and thank her for her dedication to 
Colorado as a Moffat County Commissioner. Her dedication and tireless 
efforts have done much to ensure a promising future for her 
constituents. As Marianna moves on in her career, let it be known that 
she leaves behind a terrific legacy of commitment to the people of 
Moffat County and the State of Colorado.
  Marianna attended Grand Junction High School and graduated from 
University of Colorado at Boulder. Before being elected county 
commissioner in 1996, she was the public relations director for 
Memorial Hospital in Craig, Colorado. Marianna's commitment to her 
community includes serving as chair of Colorado Works Allocation 
Committee, Yampa Valley Economic Development Commission, Yampa Valley 
Partners, a member of NACO Telecommunication & Technology Committee, 
and extensive involvement with United Way. She is also a past president 
of Colorado Counties Incorporated, serving on the General Government, 
Tax & Finance, Transportation & Telecommunication, and Health & Human 
Services Committee.
  Mr. Speaker, I am honored to pay tribute to Commissioner Marianna 
Raftopoulos before this body of Congress and this nation, and to 
congratulate her on an outstanding career of public service. Her 
selfless dedication to her community and the people of Colorado as a 
Moffat County Commissioner is truly remarkable. I wish her and her 
husband John all the best in their future endeavors.

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