[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 79 (Monday, June 19, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1196]
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                          HONORING NANCY PYLE

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                           HON. BILL SHUSTER

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 19, 2006

  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Nancy Pyle, President 
of Heartland Hall, Inc. of Bedford, Pennsylvania, who has been honored 
as the 2006 Citizen of the Year by the Bedford Rotary Club. The Club 
annually recognizes a local individual who epitomizes the Rotary Motto 
of ``Service Above Self.''
  Nancy Pyle has made numerous and significant contributions to her 
community. After a distinguished 16-year career in the healthcare 
industry holding positions that ranged from hospital staff nurse to 
management, Nancy embarked on a new challenge. In July 2004, she 
displayed vision and enthusiasm in building a new hi-tech conference 
center to serve Bedford County. Heartland Hall opened in 2005 with 
Nancy as its President, bringing a wealth of new opportunities for 
businesses, organizations, and families in the region.
  Today, not only is Nancy a successful businesswoman who remains 
active in the medical field, but she is selflessly devoted to serving 
her family and community. She is a dedicated wife, and mother of three 
children. And she consistently finds time to be involved in numerous 
local organizations. Nancy has touched many lives in a positive way 
through her association with an impressive list of groups like Big 
Brothers and Big Sisters, the March of Dimes, the county Drug-Free 
Schools Task Force, the Bedford County Redevelopment Authority, and the 
Chamber of Commerce and Arts Council, just to name a few.
  The thousands of people who know Nancy Pyle--and who have benefited 
from her hard work and dedication--would certainly join me in thanking 
Nancy for her contributions to business, community, and family, as well 
as serving as an inspiration for the spirit of chivalrous virtue.

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