[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 110 (Friday, September 8, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1678]
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                    TRIBUTE TO DICK AND GINI BRITTON

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                       HON. THADDEUS G. McCOTTER

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 8, 2006

  Mr. McCOTTER. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to honor and acknowledge Dick 
and Gini Britton as they celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary, 
September 4, 2006.
  Dick and Gini are a loving couple committed to improving the lives of 
Michigan citizens.
  Over the years, their friends and family have watched as their 
friendship blossomed into a relationship of mutual respect, love, and 
fulfillment. It began during the mid-1970s, when their friends Mike and 
Mary Sedlak arranged a dinner date for the couple-to-be. Soon, a 
relationship ensued, Dick and Gini fell in love, and they married on 
September 4, 1976.
  Their first home was in Dearborn, Michigan, where they lived with 
their dog, Erin. By the end of the decade, the couple had moved to 
Commerce Township and bore their first child, Michelle, in 1980. In 
1985, their second daughter, Bridget, was born and the family moved to 
Northville Township a year later.
  Dissatisfied with the Northville Township Board of Trustees, Gini 
decided to make a difference by entering public service; she was 
elected to the Board in the early 1990s, where we initially met. Her 
dedication to the citizens of Northville continued even after moving to 
Oxford, Michigan, during the spring of 1999. For several years after 
they moved, Gini still ordered the local newspaper, the Northville 
Record, to maintain her awareness of Northville current events. 
Currently, Gini serves as a political consultant for the Oxford Rotary 
and member of the Oxford Women's Club. In addition, Dick is a member of 
the Knights of Columbus and has loyally worked at the manufacturing 
representative firm, Terry Barr Sales, for 30 years. Last year, as Gini 
battled breast cancer, Dick supportively stood by her side through 
chemotherapy and at every major consultation or procedure until she 
defeated the disease.
  Mr. Speaker, this loving family has touched the lives of so many 
individuals across Michigan. Gini Britton's legendary commitment to 
promoting effective governance is a testament to her moral and 
compassionate character. For three decades, Dick and Gina have shown an 
unwavering and selfless dedication to their family, their friends, and 
to each other. Today, I ask my colleagues to join me in celebrating 
their 30th wedding anniversary and in honoring them for their years of 
unfaltering service to our community and our country.