[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 193 (Thursday, December 15, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H8993]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    IN MEMORY OF KATHERINE ANDERSON

  (Mr. CARNAHAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CARNAHAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the memory of a 
remarkable St. Louis businesswoman and friend, Katherine Anderson. 
Katherine was the CEO of Andy's Seasonings, a small St. Louis family 
business that grew to be a nationwide success.
  Katherine and her husband started the business in 1981 in the heart 
of St. Louis; and after her husband's death in 1996, she left her job 
in the city government to focus her full-time efforts on growing the 
company.
  She embodied all of the characteristics of a successful business 
owner. Her dedication, perseverance, and hard work paid off. Andy's 
Seasonings employs over 40 St. Louisians, and its 11 products are seen 
in restaurants around the country.
  It's small businesses like these that allow a region to compete and 
flourish. It's special people like Katherine Anderson that have truly 
made a mark on St. Louis and beyond. She will be greatly missed; but 
through her sons Lawrence, Michael, and Roy, the rest of her family, 
her inspiration and influence and legacy will live on.

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