[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 43 (Thursday, April 6, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E541]
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             BIRTHDAY CONGRATULATIONS FOR MRS. JOHNNIE VOGT

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                          HON. MAC THORNBERRY

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 6, 2006

  Mr. THORNBERRY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Johnnie 
Vogt on the occasion of her 85th birthday. Johnnie Vogt was born 
Johnnie Campbell on April 21, 1921 in White Deer, Texas. She lived 
there until 1931 when her family moved to Canyon so that she along with 
her brothers and sisters could eventually go to college.
  Mrs. Vogt attended school at West Texas State Teachers College, now 
known as West Texas A&M University. Upon graduation, she moved to El 
Paso, Texas where she taught school before enlisting in the Army in 
1943. Mrs. Vogt served in the Army from 1943 to 1945, receiving her 
basic training in Georgia. She was also stationed in Iowa and Illinois. 
While in Illinois, she was one of a group of eight trained to become 
physical therapy aides for the Army. She served in that capacity until 
her discharge from the Army.
  In 1946, Mrs. Vogt moved to Denver, Colorado and taught a basic 
course in finance at Lowry Air Force Base. When those courses were no 
longer being offered, she moved to San Bernardino, California in 1947 
and taught school.
  Mrs. Vogt subsequently returned to Texas and settled in Amarillo 
where she ran a nursery from her home. Her love of children, coupled 
with her teaching experience, led to the directorship of the nursery 
and nursery school at Northwest Texas Hospital. Upon completion in 1956 
of courses in special education, Mrs. Vogt brought her new specialty to 
the Amarillo Public School System. She then moved to Dalhart, Texas for 
a brief period of time where she taught English at the junior high 
school.
  In 1960, Mrs. Vogt returned to Amarillo, resuming her Special Ed 
teaching, first at Bowie Junior High School until 1970, then at Caprock 
High School until retiring in 1981. Her commitment to children and 
dedication as an educator were evident by the extent to which she 
worked with students and the community, teaching life skills, 
preparation for entering the workforce, and building relationships 
within the community to ensure job placement upon graduation.
  Mrs. Vogt has been active in her church, First Christian Church of 
Amarillo, teaching Sunday school to both adult singles and couples for 
over 20 years. She also sings with the Seniors Happy Timers and has 
been part of the bell choir.
  Mr. Speaker, Mrs. Vogt is blessed with a wonderful, loving family. 
Mrs. Vogt's husband, Leo, and her daughters, Trudi, Patti, Sandy, and 
Linda and their families are justifiably proud of her. Her daughter 
Trudi is one of the outstanding public servants who serve the House and 
the Nation in the Office of the Clerk. And I suspect she learned the 
importance of service from her mother. Whether it be in the military, 
in teaching, in her church and community service, or in looking after 
her family, Mrs. Vogt has served others. It is in stories like hers 
that America's greatness and goodness can be seen.
  I join her family in wishing her a very happy 85th birthday.

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