[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 154 (Friday, October 12, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2121]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 HONORING THE LIFE OF MRS. GINI BRITTON

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                       HON. THADDEUS G. McCOTTER

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 12, 2007

  Mr. McCOTTER. Madam Speaker, today I rise with Representative Mike 
Rogers of Michigan to honor and acknowledge the distinguished life of 
Gini Britton, who entered God's eternal paradise far too soon for those 
of us she leaves behind.
  A devoted wife, mother, and friend, Gini dedicated her life to her 
family and her community. She married her husband Dick on September 4, 
1976, and the couple bore their first child, Michelle, in 1980. In 
1985, their second daughter, Bridget, was born. The family would soon 
move to Northville Township, Michigan and Gini decided to enter public 
service.
  In the early 1990s, she was elected to the Northville Township Board 
of Trustees. As a member of the board of trustees she developed a 
legendary reputation for the promotion of effective governance and 
constituent service.
  Gini continued her selfless service to her community as a community 
liaison and assistant to several Members of Congress, including myself 
and Representative Mike Rogers. Her moral and compassionate character 
made her not only an exceptional employee, but a great friend and a 
genuine blessing to the State of Michigan.
  In 2005, Gini battled breast cancer, and Dick, Michelle and Bridget 
stood by her side through chemotherapy and at every major consultation 
or procedure as she fought to defeat the disease. Her unfaltering 
bravery is an example for all of us.
  Madam Speaker, on Thursday, October 4, 2007, Gini Britton passed 
away. For 56 years, Gini enriched the lives of everyone she met; and, 
by her absence, we are all diminished. I ask my colleagues to join me 
and Representative Rogers in mourning her passing; extending our 
deepest sorrow to all she loved and all who loved her; and 
commemorating her lifetime of bringing joy to those whose lives she 
touched.

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