[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 151 (Thursday, November 18, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1988-E1989]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     REMEMBERING JANICE BALL FISHER

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                            HON. MIKE PENCE

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 18, 2010

  Mr. PENCE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor a kind-hearted and 
generous woman who will forever be remembered by the community in my 
home state of Indiana. The snow fell quietly on an early November 
morning as a community gathered at First Presbyterian Church to 
remember the first lady of east central Indiana, Janice Ball Fisher. 
She was the daughter of the distinguished Edmund B. and Bertha Ball who 
founded Ball Corporation, and whose generous donations significantly 
benefited Ball State University and Ball Memorial Hospital.
  Janice was raised in Muncie and later graduated from Mount Vernon 
College in Washington, D.C. In 1940 she married John Fisher in Leland, 
Michigan, though they later moved back to Janice's hometown. The 
Fishers will always be remembered for their leadership in the community 
and their giving hearts. Together, they donated millions of dollars to 
further educational institutions around the state such as Ball State 
University, DePauw University, and Indiana University.
  Those who knew Janice will remember her most for her dedication to 
faith and family. Her greatest joy was to be surrounded by loved ones, 
and she greatly enjoyed bringing her children and grandchildren along 
on adventures across the country and throughout the

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world. She was an active member of her church, as well as civic 
organizations such as the Mayflower Society, Daughters of the American 
Revolution, and the Mount Vernon Society. Janice also supported 
numerous philanthropies in Michigan and Indiana such as the Fishtown 
Preservation Society, Leelanau Conservancy, Leelanau Community Cultural 
Center, Leelanau Historical Museum, Leland Township Library, 
Interlochen School of Music, Minnetrista, Cornerstone Center for the 
Arts, Muncie YMCA and YWCA, Camp Crosley, Muncie Symphony Orchestra, 
and many other organizations that thrived thanks to her leadership.
  The Good Book tells us that ``whatever you did for one of the least 
of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for Me,'' and that 
embodies the way Janice lived her life. Though the community will 
deeply feel the loss of Janice Fisher, I am confident that she will be 
richly rewarded for her decades of service and sacrifice for others. I 
offer my sincere condolences to her beloved family: daughters Joan F. 
Woods and Judith F. Oetinger; sons Michael J. Fisher, James A. Fisher, 
Jeffrey E. Fisher, John W. Fisher III, and Jerrold M. Fisher; 19 
grandchildren; and 29 greatgrandchildren.

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