[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 112 (Friday, July 13, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1509]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 TRIBUTE TO MRS. SHARON WAGNER BRAITEH

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                            HON. KEVIN BRADY

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 12, 2007

  Mr. BRADY of Texas. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor a good 
friend, devoted mother and grandmother, and outstanding advocate for 
service work in her community and throughout the country, Mrs. Sharon 
Wagner Braiteh.
  In 1995 she was one of the top five nominees for the Houston Mayors 
Award for Outstanding Volunteer Service. In 2000 she was recognized by 
the Legal Assistants Division of the State Bar of Texas with the 
Exceptional Pro Bono Award for her work with Child Advocates, the Texas 
Volunteer Lawyers Association, and as a speaker and educator in 
numerous HIV/AIDS events. In 2001 she was recognized by Catholic 
Charities as their volunteer of the year. She served six summers as a 
counselor for the Texas Children's Hospital/AIDS Foundation Houston 
CAMP H.U.G. She is a 2003 graduate of Project LEAP, and has served as a 
volunteer with the Texas Medical Center Hospice. She has also worked 
with the National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine annually since 
1998.
  In 2004 Sharon was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma. As she had 
done before she immediately became involved in helping cancer patients 
throughout the country by becoming an integral part of the Angel Flight 
Organization that provides free air transportation for patients seeking 
treatment in major medical centers throughout the country.
  Despite her ongoing battle with non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Sharon 
remains an integral part and member of her church, Palmer Memorial 
Episcopal, and as a member of the Community of Hope and Angel Flight 
continues to give aid and assistance to patients who come from out of 
town to the Texas Medical Center for treatment.
  The Rotary Club of Lake Conroe will plant a Texas native Live Oak 
Tree in Memory Park adjacent to the new Charles B Stewart Library in 
Montgomery in Sharon's honor to commemorate her efforts on behalf of 
all the causes she has championed and as a reminder to the citizens of 
Montgomery County, the entire Eighth District and all the world of her 
tireless and devoted efforts for those in need.
  Madam Speaker, please join me in honoring this outstanding woman and 
in applauding her work in expanding education and service to all who 
seek it and have benefited from it, and in inspiring many to love and 
serve, including her daughter who is nearing completion of her nursing 
degree at Lamar University.

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