[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 37 (Monday, March 15, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E377-E378]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 IN HONOR OF DORIS ``GRANNY D'' HADDOCK

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 15, 2010

  Mr. KUCINICH. Madam Speaker, I rise today in honor of Doris ``Granny 
D'' Haddock, whose 100 years of life radiated love, energy, and belief 
in social justice.
  Granny D and her late husband, Jim Haddock, shared a spirit of 
activism and a belief in giving back to the people. Together they 
raised two children, Elizabeth and James. Their family, which would 
come to include eight grandchildren and sixteen great-grandchildren, 
was a source of their joy and strength.
  Granny D and her husband's commitment to public service began fifty 
years ago when they worked tirelessly to stop the development of a 
nuclear bomb test site in Alaska. Their efforts were successful and an 
entire Inuit fishing village was saved.
  More than a decade ago, Granny D took the first step in a cross-
country trek from California to Washington D.C. She walked over 3,000 
miles to bring international attention to the need for campaign finance 
reform. After 14 months of marching eastward, and just after her 
ninetieth birthday, Granny D arrived at her destination. Granny D's 
work on behalf of this issue has taken root in her home state where New 
Hampshire House Bill 513 will appear on the ballot in the next 
election. If passed, the bill will enable candidates running for 
certain state senate seats to campaign with pubic financing.
  Madam Speaker and Colleagues, please join me in honoring Doris 
``Granny D'' Haddock. I offer my deep condolences to her son

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and daughter-in-law, Jim and Libby Haddock, her grandchildren, her 
great-grandchildren, and her many friends. Granny D will never be 
forgotten.

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