[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 98 (Thursday, July 15, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1385]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    PAYING TRIBUTE TO MARGIE WILBUR

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 14, 2004

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, it is with a heavy heart that I rise to pay 
tribute to the life and memory of Margie Wilbur who recently passed 
away. Margie was a devoted mother, and a valuable citizen to her 
Meeker, Colorado community. As her family and community mourn her 
passing, I believe it is appropriate to recognize the life of this 
exceptional woman, and her many contributions to the community in which 
she lived.
  After attending college Margie became a nurse and served during World 
War II. On a 1944 trip, stopping through Meeker, Colorado, she met 
George Robert Wilber and were married a year later. After moving to 
Meeker and giving birth to three daughters, Margie went to work for the 
Rio Blanco County Clerks Office. In her twenty-eight years working for 
the courthouse, she was both a deputy county clerk and county vital 
statistician.
  Margie was a very active and devoted member of her community. During 
her life she was an active member of the St. James Church, and a past 
president of both the Meeker Woman's Club, and the Moffat District of 
the Federated Woman's Clubs. Margie served as president of the Rio 
Blanco County Historical Society. She worked tirelessly on the Meeker 
Community Concert Board, was a board chairman for the Last Frontier 
Group and a member the Meeker Library Board, as well as the Three 
Rivers Library System.
  Mr. Speaker, it is an honor to rise before this body of Congress and 
this nation to pay tribute to the life and memory of Margie Wilbur. My 
heart goes out to her family and friends during this difficult time of 
bereavement. Margie lived an extraordinary life and she will be sorely 
missed.

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