[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 115 (Thursday, July 28, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1436]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      IN HONOR OF ROBERT AND GLORIA NOBLE OF QUINCY, MASSACHUSETTS

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                        HON. WILLIAM R. KEATING

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 28, 2011

  Mr. KEATING. Mr. Speaker, today I rise in honor of Robert and Gloria 
Noble of Quincy, Massachusetts. They will be recognized for their 
tremendous contributions to our community on August 1, 2011, when Manet 
Community Health Center will bestow the first Elizabeth A. Swanton 
Community Service Award upon Mr. and Mrs. Noble.
  This award is presented in memory of Elizabeth A. Swanton, a former 
member of the board of Manet Community Health Center who passed away in 
January 2011 at the age of 69. She dedicated 30 years of her life 
advancing the Manet mission, including her service as President of the 
Manet Board of Directors. The award recognizes an individual or group 
who, like Elizabeth Swanton, has demonstrated a significant commitment 
to volunteerism and community service.
  Robert and Gloria moved to Quincy in 1951, a year after they married. 
Immediately, they immersed themselves in civic life and community 
service. Some of their more notable roles--and there are many--include 
Bob's service as Massachusetts Commander of the American Ex-Prisoners 
of War and Gloria's tenure as Director of D.O.V.E., which seeks to help 
victims of domestic violence.
  For over two decades, they have also helped to organize Quincy 
holiday celebrations as members of the Quincy Christmas Festival 
Committee. In 2008, the couple was recognized for their commitment to 
the community with the Quincy Sun's ``Citizen of the Year'' award.
  Their life has not only been rich in accomplishments and accolades, 
but also in family. They have been blessed with four children, 10 
grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren, and have been fortunate enough 
to watch their family grow roots in Quincy.
  Bob and Gloria are known throughout Quincy as true local heroes, and 
they have created a legacy of community service on the South Shore that 
will be hard to match and surely never forgotten. When I think of them, 
the words that come to mind include devoted, selfless, caring and 
committed. Our communities are all better thanks to their tireless 
activism. They are, without a doubt, a perfect choice for the first-
ever Elizabeth A. Swanton Community Service Award.

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