[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 99 (Wednesday, July 6, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1237-E1238]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    IN RECOGNITION OF BRENDA GORMLEY

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                        HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 6, 2011

  Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of a remarkable 
public servant, Brenda Gormley. Mrs. Gormley is from Lewisville, and 
was awarded the first annual Jack Colley Award for Volunteerism, the 
highest state-wide honor given to a volunteer by Texas's Citizen Corps 
Council. The award is given to a volunteer who shows unwavering 
dedication, self-sacrifice, and service to the State of Texas, 
qualities exhibited by the late Chief Jack Colley, head of the Texas 
Division of Emergency Management from 1998-2010, for whom the award is 
named.
  As the Denton County Emergency Services Community Emergency Response 
Team (CERT) Volunteer Coordinator, Mrs. Gormley volunteers an average 
of 50 hours a week, and has trained over 1,000 community volunteers. 
She also serves as the Secretary for the Denton County Citizen Corps 
Council, teaches two Teen CERT courses per semester, and was recently 
the chair of the North Texas Regional Citizen Corps Council. In 2009, 
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Denton County Citizen Corps Council received the National Award for 
Outstanding Citizen Corps Council under her leadership as chair.
  Furthermore, Mrs. Gormley is a cancer survivor, has undergone 
quadruple bypass surgery and two complete hip replacements, and lives 
with a progressive bone fusing condition, all of which make her 
volunteer efforts even more extraordinary.
  The Jack Colley Award for Volunteerism recognizes the efforts of 
outstanding community volunteers. Mrs. Gormley has given her time above 
and beyond expectations, and it is my honor to recognize her and 
represent her in Congress.

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