[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 153 (Monday, November 29, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1994]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           CONGRATULATING MARY ALICE D'ARCY ON HER RETIREMENT

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                          HON. PETER J. ROSKAM

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, November 29, 2010

  Mr. ROSKAM. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate a special 
constituent from my congressional district, Mary Alice D'Arcy, on her 
upcoming retirement. For the past thirty years, she has had a 
remarkable impact on Easter Seals DuPage and the Fox Valley Region.
  Since 1981, Mary Alice has served as President and CEO of Easter 
Seals, one of the largest out-patient pediatric rehabilitation centers 
in Illinois. Under her leadership, Easter Seals was awarded the highest 
possible accreditation for outpatient rehabilitation from the 
Commission for Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities in 2007 and 
2010.
  Mary Alice has been an important advocate of the organization's 
mission to enable infants, children and adults with disabilities to 
achieve independence. She has dedicated her life to helping these 
individuals in overcoming obstacles, and has been a great friend and 
mentor to families across the State of Illinois.
  Madam Speaker and Distinguished Colleagues, please join me in 
recognizing her extraordinary service and wishing her every happiness 
in the well deserved respite of her retirement.

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