[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 115 (Wednesday, September 22, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1682]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        RECOGNIZING MARILYN HURT

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                             HON. RON KIND

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 22, 2004

  Mr. KIND. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the good works of 
Marilyn Hurt, who has served as supervisor of the School Nutrition 
Program for the school district of La Crosse, Wisconsin for 27 years. 
Mrs. Hurt has been dedicated to improving the lives of children and 
child nutrition, and I would like to thank her for all her hard work 
upon her retirement.
  Over the years, Marilyn has been an active member on numerous 
community boards, including the American School Food Service 
Association and the Wisconsin School Food Service Association. Marilyn 
has found good public policy to be her passion, which she has 
illustrated by serving as a legislative chair on Wisconsin's executive 
board, six times, and, in 1984, she was appointed as regional 
Representative on ASFSA's public policy and legislative committee. 
Further, in July of 2000, Marilyn was installed as president of ASFSA. 
To better serve her community, she was mayor of Dakota, Minnesota for 
two terms, participates in rotary international, and is part of the La 
Crosse area hunger task force.
  Her relentless commitment to improving the lives of those around her 
has earned Marilyn several honors. In 1994, she was the first recipient 
of the WSFSA Director of the year award. The Massachusetts school food 
service association selected Marilyn to receive the Thomas O'Hearn 
award, and most recently, she was the recipient of the prestigious 
silver plate award, bestowed by the International Food Service 
Manufactorers Association in 2000.
  Marilyn has nourished the lives of countless children, and I am proud 
to have had the opportunity to have worked with such a committed and 
devoted person. Marilyn's dedication has satisfied more than the 
grumbling stomachs of young children. Her efforts have improved the 
food service program in numerous schools across Wisconsin.
  Marilyn has played an instrumental role in the lives of children and 
their families and her selfless desire to improve the nutrition of 
children will be remembered not only by the children who walked through 
the lunch line everyday, but by the entire La Crosse community. She 
will be missed, and we are grateful for the work she has done over the 
past 27 years.

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