[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 42 (Wednesday, March 12, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E374]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING MARGOT WRIGHT

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                             HON. JOE BACA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 12, 2008

  Mr. BACA. Madam Speaker, I stand here today to honor and remember a 
civic leader, champion for worker's rights, loving mother and 
grandmother--Margot Wright.
  Margot passed away on Saturday, March 8, 2008.
  She was born in Mansfield, Ohio. She attended the Ohio State 
University, and remained an enthusiastic Buckeye's football fan 
throughout her life.
  In 1967, she moved to California and came to my hometown of Rialto. 
Here she began a long career as a tax-collections worker in San 
Bernardino County. Margot soon became an integral part of the Rialto 
community. She volunteered her time and home to feed overworked police 
and firefighters, help keep score at little league baseball games, and 
at the same time raised two wonderful children as a single parent.
  During her career, Margot became very involved with her local union. 
She held numerous terms as president of the San Bernardino Public 
Employees Association, the union that represents most San Bernardino 
County workers and counts over 11,000 members.
  Margot was known as a fighter, someone who took her union duties 
seriously and stood up to protect her fellow employees.
  I had the great privilege of getting to work with Margot firsthand in 
the community. Even just a few years ago, she was still an outspoken 
advocate for her community--when in 2005, she helped lead the support 
for the Rialto Police Department during their battle to keep the city 
from contracting with the County Sheriff's Department.
  Margot is survived by her son Todd, who is a retired Rialto police 
officer, her daughter Terri, and three grandchildren.
  Let us take the time to pay tribute to this wonderful woman. Let us 
celebrate the life she lived and the example she led.
  Although she is no longer with us, Margot's legacy and spirit will 
continue to live on through the lives of everyone she has touched. The 
thoughts and prayers of my wife Barbara, my family and I are with her 
family at this time.

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