[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 82 (Thursday, June 22, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Page S6416]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO RUTH ZIOLKOWSKI

 Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, today I wish to recognize the 80th 
birthday of Mrs. Ruth Ziolkowski.
  Ruth Ziolkowski immigrated to South Dakota in 1947 to help Korczak 
Ziolkowski begin work on the Crazy Horse Memorial sculpture. The two 
were married in 1950. Since then, Crazy Horse Memorial has made 
monumental progress with the completion of Crazy Horses' face in 1998 
and the building of the access road to the top. To this day, Crazy 
Horse receives no Federal grant money, relying solely on Ruth's rock-
solid dedication to fundraising. As a result of this dedication, Mrs. 
Ziolkowski has been presented with countless awards and honors over the 
years. Her unwavering commitment to the arts and to South Dakota has 
helped to make this powerful monument a reality.
  It gives me great pleasure to commemorate the 80th birthday of Ruth 
Ziolkowski and to wish her continued success in the years to 
come.

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