[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 118 (Thursday, July 17, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1496]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  TRIBUTE TO MARGARET SULLIVAN WILSON

                                 ______
                                 

                           HON. JOE COURTNEY

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 17, 2008

  Mr. COURTNEY. Madam Speaker, I rise to honor the memory of an 
outstanding citizen and constituent. Margaret Sullivan Wilson of 
Norwich, Connecticut passed away on Saturday July 12th. I want to take 
this opportunity to express my condolences and offer my prayers to her 
family, as well as honor her service to her community.
  After graduating from Willimantic State Teachers' College and getting 
her Masters in Education from the University of Connecticut, Peg 
Sullivan returned home to Norwich, Connecticut to begin a teaching 
career. After 44 years of dedicated instruction--from elementary school 
to college--she retired as an Executive Dean at Eastern Connecticut 
State University, where she was honored in 2006 by the dedication of 
the Margaret S. Wilson Child Family Development Complex.
  Her retirement from teaching did not end her tireless commitment to 
helping others. Peg was the President of the Thames Valley Council for 
Community Action; President of the Connecticut Mental Health 
Association; founder of Norwich, Connecticut's Head Start program; and 
in 2004, she founded the Norwich Historical Society. She also served on 
the Blue Ribbon Commission for the University of Connecticut Health 
Center, the White House Conference on Children and the National 
Commission to Reduce Infant Mortality.
  She also dedicated herself to the change she believed would help her 
compatriots. She served on the Norwich Board of Education, the 
Democratic Town Committee and as a delegate to the 1968 and 1972 
Democratic National Conventions.
  Her dedication to early childhood education and educational reform of 
all kinds did not go unnoticed. She was honored by the Norwich Citizen 
of the Year Award in 1970 and Natchaug Hospital Lifetime Achievement 
Award in May of this year.
  Peg Wilson will live on through the memory of her achievements and 
the achievements by those she inspired. Peg, we in Congress honor your 
great service and you will truly be missed.

                          ____________________