[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 105 (Thursday, July 15, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1328-E1329]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        IN HONOR OF GERRY NELSON

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 15, 2010

  Mr. KUCINICH. Madam Speaker, I am pleased to inform the United States 
House of Representatives that Gerry Nelson has been awarded the honor 
of Democrat of the Year in Lakewood, Ohio. An unreconstructed, New Deal 
Democrat, Gerry Nelson has long stood for the values of dignity for 
workers, jobs for all, health care for all, and peace.
  Gerry Nelson has demonstrated a lifetime of service to her community. 
She has long been active with railroad retirees, where she has taken 
lessons from a long career of work into a sphere where she continues to 
protect the rights of working men and women to a secure retirement. 
Gerry Nelson is also a stalwart supporter of the activities of the 
Northcoast AFL-CIO.
  In addition to her commitment to the rights of workers, Gerry Nelson 
has become a champion of senior citizens, especially in Lakewood, Ohio. 
She has been their advocate, their voice, a person who will carry 
seniors' concerns to every level of government to ensure their health 
and safety.
  Gerry Nelson performed outstanding service as a member of the 10th 
District Congressional staff, doing case work and field work

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with equal excellence. She became a popular figure in the community 
because she always seems to be at the right place at the right time 
whenever people need help.
  That Gerry Nelson should be recognized as the Lakewood Democrat of 
the Year is a culmination of a life of service to the Democratic Party 
and to the Lakewood community.
  Madam Speaker and colleagues, please join me in congratulating Gerry 
Nelson not only for her work in Lakewood, Ohio, but because she 
represents a lifetime of dedication to others which makes her a great 
American.

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