[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 75 (Tuesday, May 18, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E864-E865]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      HONORING PATRICIA DAUGHERTY

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 18, 2010

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of 
Patricia Daugherty for her dedication to her family and community. Mrs. 
Daugherty passed away in March 2010 at the age of 83.
  Mrs. Patricia Daugherty was born on October 5, 1926, in Santa Monica, 
California. Upon graduating from high school, she attended the 
University of California, Berkley for 2 years, and then completed her 
elementary education major at the University of California, Santa 
Barbara. In 1949, she married James Harsh and had two children, Betsy 
and Jim.
  Mrs. Daugherty's teaching career began in Ventura, California and 
continued in Manhattan Beach, California. Mrs. Daugherty moved to 
Mariposa, California, where she continued her teaching career. She 
began at the elementary school teaching the fourth grade and later 
transferred to Mariposa County High School teaching language arts. She 
also advised the journalism, yearbook, newspaper, competitive speech, 
Shakespeare, composition and creative writing classes. During her 
tenure at the high school, Mrs. Daugherty was also involved with drama, 
as well as the junior and senior plays. She was the first pep club 
advisor and later served as the senior class advisor.
  In 1974, Mrs. Daugherty retired. She and her second husband, Sid 
Daugherty, moved to Joseph, Oregon. In 1976 they built a house on San 
Juan Island, where they lived until 1980, when Mr. Daugherty's business 
took them to Port Townsend, Washington. In 1982, they moved to Santa 
Barbara, where they remained for the next 10 years. In 1992, Mr. and 
Mrs. Daugherty returned to San Juan Island for a few years, until Mr. 
Daugherty's health declined and they moved to Yuba City, California. 
Mr. Daugherty passed away on October 1, 1999.
  Mrs. Daugherty returned to Mariposa in June 2001. She enjoyed 
visiting with her former students and colleagues and spending time with 
her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Mrs. Daugherty is 
survived by her son Jim, his wife Jan and grandsons Jeff and Dillon; 
her daughter Betsy and her husband John Montoya; her granddaughter 
Shannon and her husband Joe Marcus; great granddaughters Sydney, Jordan 
and Delany; her sisters Trudy Allison and

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Phyllis Coolures; her stepchildren Jeanette Daugherty, Pat Perez, Sam 
Daugherty and their children and grandchildren, as well as her many 
nieces and nephews.
  Madam Speaker, I rise today to posthumously honor Patricia Daugherty. 
I invite my colleagues to join me in honoring her life and wishing the 
best for her family.

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