[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 78 (Friday, June 16, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1171]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    PAYING TRIBUTE TO FRANCES WILSON

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                           HON. JON C. PORTER

                               of nevada

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 15, 2006

  Mr. PORTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Frances Wilson, a 
wonderful woman whom I have known and admired all of my life. My Aunt 
Frances will be celebrating her 80th birthday on June 17th in Las 
Vegas, Nevada.
  Born on July 1st, 1926, Frances was the youngest of four, with three 
older brothers: Don, Russ, and my Dad Ron. She spent her childhood 
years in Humbolt, Iowa. On January 19, 1947 Frances married the late 
Daryl ``Buck'' Wilson and had two children, Sandra and Brian. She also 
has two grandchildren: Joshua, who married Renee, and Jacob. She also 
has two great-grandchildren, Sidney and Sawyer.
  In 1955 she began work as a telephone operator and was one of the 
first working mothers in her family. As a very hard-working independent 
woman, Aunt Frances finished a long employment career in the gift shop 
of the Gold Strike Hotel and Casino in Boulder City, Nevada, which is 
now known as the Hacienda Hotel and Casino, retiring at age 77. She 
currently resides in Denver, Colorado where she is close to her 
daughter and often visits her son and his wife Carleen in Minnesota.
  She is proud of her family and has openly admitted that her greatest 
joy comes from spending time with her great-grandchildren, who adore 
their great-grandmother tremendously.
  Mr. Speaker, I am honored to recognize my aunt, Frances Wilson on the 
floor of the House. I commend her for her contributions to me, the rest 
of my family, and for her commitment to the community.

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