[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 134 (Thursday, October 20, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Page S11660]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         IN MEMORY OF CORA GAY

 Mr. CHAMBLISS. Mr. President, I rise today to honor Mrs. Cora 
Gay, a resident of Albany, GA, who passed away on September 25, 2005. 
Mrs. Gay was a devoted wife and mother who touched many lives with her 
positive and compassionate personality. She married the love of her 
life, Quincy Gay, on December 1, 1929, and they celebrated their 75th 
anniversary this past December. During their marriage, they raised 
three sons and a daughter. They also have 17 grandchildren, 18 great-
grandchildren, and 2 great-great- grandchildren.
  Mrs. Gay graduated from Albany State University in 1948 with a degree 
in elementary education. She then spent the next 25 years of her career 
inspiring and bringing out the best in her students in the Miller and 
Dougherty County school systems. She was a member of many organizations 
while teaching, including: Dougherty County Teachers League; president 
of the Dougherty County 2nd Grade Educators; Georgia Association of 
Educators; National Education Association; Association of Classroom 
Teachers and the National Council of English Teachers. In 1962, she was 
named ``River Road Elementary Teacher of the Year'' and was named as an 
``Outstanding Elementary Teacher of America'' in 1972. She retired from 
teaching in 1973 and had a youth award named after her in 1991.
  Cora's passions were cooking, sewing, reading, playing scrabble, and 
helping others. She was always there to provide comfort and strength to 
members of her family and others in her community when they were in 
need. On September 25 we lost a truly fine Georgian and great American. 
I commend her to her family, friends, and colleagues as an example of a 
life fully and successfully lived.

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