[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 25 (Monday, March 7, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E372]
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HONORING THE MEMORY OF EDNA F. MEYERHOFER OF CHEEKTOWAGA, ERIE COUNTY, 
                                NEW YORK

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                           HON. BRIAN HIGGINS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 7, 2005

  Mr. HIGGINS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to the life and 
memory of a great Western New Yorker: Mrs. Edna F. Meyerhofer of 
Cheektowaga, NY. Sadly, Mrs. Meyerhofer passed away on February 24 at 
the age of 74.
  Mrs. Meyerhofer was a loyal wife, mother and grandmother, and was a 
dedicated Roman Catholic, showing great commitment to her faith and to 
her community. At her church, North Cheektowaga's Infant of Prague, she 
was an active member of the Parent-Teacher Guild, the Bishops 
Committee, the Altar & Rosary Society, and Parish Life Committee. Mrs. 
Meyerhofer was also a Hospice volunteer, and served as a member of the 
Hanford Bay Association.
  After working professionally as a secretary for Westinghouse Electric 
Corporation, like so many others of her generation, Mrs. Meyerhofer 
began work in the home, as a devoted mother of two daughters and three 
sons--a source of great pride for her and her husband George. Her two 
daughters, Mary Harris and Rose Tracy, and her three sons, George, Paul 
and Mark, are outstanding members of their own respective communities, 
and learned well at their parents' knees the importance of family, 
faith and community, as they seek to extend this family tradition to 
Mrs. Meyerhofer's 12 grandchildren.
  While I regret not knowing Edna Meyerhofer well, I do know her son, 
Mark, very well. Mark serves honorably as Chief of Staff to New York 
State Assembly Majority Leader Paul A. Tokasz, and is well known and 
universally respected in his own right for his community, governmental 
and political accomplishments in the Town of Cheektowaga and throughout 
Erie County. Again, these were lessons undoubtedly learned at the 
Meyerhofer dinner table: that to whom much is given, much is expected, 
and that there is an understood responsibility to contribute back to 
one's own community.
  Mrs. Meyerhofer consistently helped her community and those in need. 
In addition to her family, many other Western New Yorkers will miss her 
generosity, compassion and loyalty to her community. I thank the 
Speaker and my colleagues in the House for this opportunity to pay 
tribute to her memory here today.

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