[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 63 (Friday, May 19, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E899]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 PAYING TRIBUTE TO PATTY SUE HUCHINSON

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                           HON. JON C. PORTER

                               of nevada

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 19, 2006

  Mr. PORTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Patty Sue Hutchinson 
to celebrate the anniversary of the McFadden Insurance Agency, which 
she started 25 years ago.
  Patty Hutchinson was born on March 25, 1933 in Springfield, Missouri. 
After graduating as Valedictorian of her high school in 1950, she 
started in the insurance business the very next week. Her first time 
out of her small town she had no formal education on the insurance 
business she received on the job training due to the lack of insurance 
education classes at the time.
  In 1952, she married Bob Hutchinson, and due to his Air Force career 
they were transferred first to Anchorage, Alaska then to Nellis Air 
Force Base in Las Vegas, NV. Patty worked for various independent 
agents and adjustors after moving to Las Vegas. After the birth of her 
first child she went to work for Farmers Insurance Company when they 
opened their first claims office in Las Vegas. When her second child 
was born she decided to work part time for Key Adjustment Company. When 
deciding to return to full time employment Patty returned to work for 
Peccole Insurance Agency. In 1960, she was rehired at Key Adjustment 
Company. In 1966 she was requested by a former Key Adjustment Employer, 
to move with him to Horsey Insurance Agency as an office manager and 
commercial underwriter. In 1979, she took insurance courses, receiving 
her Certificate for General Principles of Insurance from the Insurance 
Institute of America. She soon after took the State test and became an 
agent. Patty then joined with John McFadden opening McFadden Insurance 
as a 50 percent partner in 1981.
  Her commendations include: the Insurance Women's Association of Las 
Vegas' Woman of the Year, President of the Nevada Independent Insurance 
Agents from 1983-84, Education Chairperson for the Nevada Independent 
Insurance Agents, the Nevada Insurance Education Foundation Trustee, 
and was the first woman to go through the chairs and serve as President 
of the Independent Insurance Agent's of Southern Nevada. Patty has 
received many awards with the Nevada Independent Insurance Agents, and 
most recently in 1996 was Insurance Person of the Year for the 
University of Nevada Las Vegas's Institute for Insurance and Risk 
Management.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to honor Patty Sue Hutchinson for her years 
of service and her many successes in the insurance industry.

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