[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 71 (Thursday, May 17, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E830]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    IN HONOR OF MRS. MARILYN RANSOM

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 17, 2012

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of Mrs. Marilyn 
Ransom, the North Olmsted Community Council Citizen of the Year for 
2012. A resident of North Olmsted, Ohio since 1967, Marilyn has been an 
active volunteer and activist in her community for more than four 
decades.
  Marilyn became involved in volunteerism as a parent by supporting her 
children's schools and the Girl Scouts. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, 
she volunteered as a cadet assistant leader, leader and eventually 
Field Director for the Erie Shores Girl Scout Council as a recruiter 
for future leaders. Marilyn was also an involved member of the Parent-
Teacher Association (PTA). She served as president of the North Olmsted 
Pre-School PTA and the Early Childhood Education chair for the Ohio 
PTA.
  Marilyn dedicated her time to the City of Lorain YMCA, where, in her 
role as administrator, she was able to keep the facility open for an 
additional three years. She was an active member of the North Olmsted 
Christian Science Society, an organizer of Relay for Life teams and a 
volunteer with North Olmsted Community Council's Scholarship and Parade 
Committee. Marilyn was instrumental in the creation of the North 
Olmsted Honest Conversations program and the All Nations Day 
celebrations.
  Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me in honoring Mrs. Marilyn 
Ransom, the 2012 North Olmsted Community Council Citizen of the Year.

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