[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 33 (Wednesday, March 15, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E366]
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                    A TRIBUTE TO PAT MAGUIRE FREEMAN

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                          HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 15, 2006

  Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor Ms. Pat Maguire Freeman, of 
San Gabriel, California. Each year in March, in recognition of Women's 
History Month, we pay special tribute to the contributions and 
sacrifices made by our nation's women.
  Pat was born in San Francisco in 1940. Since her father was a career 
army officer, she was raised throughout the world, including the 
Philippines and Germany, where she attended high school. After 
attending the University of California Berkeley, she married Lee 
Freeman in 1961 and they moved to San Gabriel in 1965, where they 
currently reside. The Freemans have 3 children, Noel, Amber, Roger, and 
Dawn Myers, their foster daughter and seven grandchildren.
  Ms. Freeman has been active in many different community 
organizations. Some past activities include being an Adult Leader for 
Methodist Youth Fellowship, a Camp Commissioner for Methodist Camp 
Sturtevant, and a Brownie and Girl Scout Leader. Formerly active in 
several Parent Teacher Associations, PTAs, for the San Gabriel Unified 
School District, SGUSD, she has received SGUSD's Golden Apple Award and 
3 PTA awards over the years. Pat was a Leader and Steering Committee 
Member of 4 separate successful School Bond Measures for SGUSD in 1993, 
1994, 1998 and 2002.
  A member since 1996, Ms. Freeman is currently President of the San 
Gabriel Educational Foundation, and serves on the School Site Council 
for Del Mar High School. She is a San Gabriel Valley Medical Center 
volunteer, a member of the center's Foundation Board and Coordinator of 
the center's Helping Hands volunteer group. In addition, Pat serves on 
the San Gabriel Community Coordinating Council, leads their Holiday 
Basket Committee, and has held various officer positions over the 
years. She is a member of the San Gabriel Rotary Club, and the Women's 
Division of the San Gabriel Chamber of Commerce, where she received the 
Women's Division of the San Gabriel Chamber of Commerce's Woman of the 
Year Award in 1989.
  I ask all Members of Congress to join me today in honoring a 
remarkable woman of California's 29th Congressional District, Pat 
Maguire Freeman.

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