[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 70 (Tuesday, June 6, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1011]
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                  IN MEMORY OF ELINOR MUSICK ANDERSON

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                        HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 6, 2006

  Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to give tribute to Elinor 
Musick Anderson, from the 26th Congressional District of Texas, for her 
lifelong contributions to her community and to her fellow citizens.
  Mrs. Anderson was born in Galveston, TX. She graduated from Ball High 
School in Galveston and attended Rice University. As the wife of a 
career officer, she traveled extensively both within the United States 
and abroad. One of her proudest achievements was when she gained her 
pilot's license.
  When she decided to pursue her longtime goal to be a writer, Elinor 
Musick Anderson attended Tarrant County Junior College majoring in 
journalism and served as the editor of the college magazine ``The 
Reflector.'' After graduation she joined the staff of ``New Woman'' 
magazine and served with that publication the entire time it was 
published in Fort Worth. She was also the founding editor of ``Fort 
Worth Woman'' and edited ``Colonial Columns'' for a number of years.
  Mrs. Anderson also founded and served as the writer-editor for her 
own company, ``Monarch Media,'' and was the first editor of the 
Woodhaven Association monthly newsletter and yearly edited the 
directions for that association and the Woodhaven Woman's Club.
  Mrs. Anderson was an active member of the Women's Club of Fort Worth 
and served in numerous leadership roles with the Historical 
Preservation Trust Committee, the Roundtable, Sydnor Bridge Study Club 
and the Tuesday Sun Parlor Contract Bridge Club.
  Elinor Musick Anderson passed late Saturday, May 27, 2006 at a Fort 
Worth hospital from complications due to a pulmonary embolism. Her 
husband, daughter, son, granddaughters, a grandson and numerous other 
family members were with her when she passed.
  I join in mourning the loss of Elinor and extend my deepest 
sympathies to her friends and family. She will be deeply missed and her 
service to her community will always be greatly appreciated.

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