[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 75 (Wednesday, June 8, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1159]
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                       HONORING ANN LOWRY MURPHEY

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                             HON. JIM DAVIS

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 8, 2005

  Mr. DAVIS of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise in honor of Ann Lowry 
Murphey, a tireless public servant who lost her struggle with cancer 
last month.
  Ann truly left no stone unturned in her quest to improve the Tampa 
Bay community. She energetically led a host of charitable and community 
organizations, and in attempting to highlight Ann's causes, any tribute 
will inevitably fail to recognize all of her contributions.
  A faithful servant of God, Ann was a long-time parishioner and member 
of the vestry of St. John's Episcopal Church. A supporter of the arts, 
Ann was active with The Tampa Philharmonic and The Museum Society at 
the University of Tampa. As a successful businesswoman, she served on 
the board of First Citizens Bank and Barnett Bank of Tampa and as Vice 
President of Murphey Capital. Ann worked on the Judicial Nominating 
Commission for the 13th Circuit and was on the board of governors of 
the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce. And Ann never just participated 
in any activities--she was a supreme doer and always a leader.
  Throughout her years, she was president and Sustainer of the Year of 
The Junior League of Tampa, president of the Lowry Family Foundation 
and served on the board of directors for The H. Lee Moffitt Cancer 
Center & Research Institute. And in 1992, for all her hard work, the 
Tampa Civitan Club gave her the Citizen of the Year Award.
  But above all these contributions, Ann will be best remembered for 
her work on behalf of children--in particular, her efforts to transform 
The Children's Home. Whether she was serving as the organization's 
president of the board of directors, chairwoman of the board of 
trustees, associate director or director of development, Ann was 
constantly working not only to improve the quality of care that The 
Children's Home provides, but also to spend as much time as she could 
with the children who depend on these services. For all her efforts, it 
was fitting that last year Voices for Children chose Ann as the first 
recipient of its Guardian Angel Award.
  Through all her work, Ann was an unstoppable, passionate force for 
change. There were no bounds to her compassion and generosity. She was 
truly a blessing to the whole community.
  On behalf of all of those who benefited so greatly from her tireless 
efforts, I would like to extend my deepest sympathies to Ann's loved 
ones. Ann shared so much with us. We can only try to follow in her 
footsteps and do our best to live up to her very high standards.

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