[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 87 (Thursday, June 16, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1119]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          HONORING JAN SAXTON

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                            HON. SAM GRAVES

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 16, 2011

  Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I proudly pause to recognize Jan 
Saxton of Saint Joseph, Missouri. Jan is active in the community and 
has been chosen to receive the YWCA Women of Excellence Lifetime 
Achievement Award: Woman in the Workplace.
   In 1945, after every member of Jan's family worked to save all their 
earnings through the great depression, her father decided the time was 
right. Every penny saved was invested into the dream of rebuilding a 
spot of family entertainment, a golf course. A small lot at 9th and 
Jules in St. Joseph, provided land for rent. Used lumber and materials 
started a modest 18 hole course. Jan graduated from Lafayette High 
School and with the help of her grandmother, Pearl Summers, was put in 
charge of the business. The little course thrived, yet before the end 
of the third season, the land was sold.
   After her brother and Guy Saxton returned home from the service, she 
married Guy, her high-school sweetheart. Soon they purchased land to 
build what is now Cool Crest. His engineering and carpentry skills, and 
her gardening and ``people skills'' made for the perfect combination 
that we still enjoy today.
   Mr. Speaker, I proudly ask you to join me in recognizing Jan Saxton. 
She has made an amazing impact on countless individuals in the St. 
Joseph Community. I am honored to represent her in the United States 
Congress.

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