[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 29 (Thursday, February 28, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E214-E215]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           CONGRESSIONAL RECOGNITION FOR DOROTHY HUNT FINLEY

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                            HON. RON BARBER

                               of arizona

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, February 28, 2013

  Mr. BARBER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Dorothy Hunt 
Finley--a daughter of Southern Arizona ranchers who spent a lifetime 
giving back to her community before passing away on February 20th at 
the age of 92.
  Dorothy grew up in rural Cochise County, not far from the U.S.-Mexico 
border and never envisioned a future as an educator, a beer distributor 
and a community leader and benefactor.

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  For three decades, Dorothy was a teacher and a principal at schools 
in the Tucson Unified School District. She was chairwoman of the TUSD 
Elementary School Principals and president of the Arizona Elementary 
School Administrators. Because of her background in education, Dorothy 
became a member of the Pima Community College Foundation Board and co-
founded the Women's Studies Advisory Council at the University of 
Arizona.
  Her life took a turn 30 years ago when her husband, Harold, died. 
Dorothy became CEO of Finley Distributing Company, a beer wholesaler. 
She also became a dedicated community activist.
  Dorothy was a member of nearly 100 community organizations that 
benefitted from her time, commitment and financial generosity. That 
list includes the Arizona Chamber of Commerce, the Greater Tucson 
Economic Council, Pima County Juvenile Court, Arizona Historical 
Society, Tucson Urban League, the Arizona Theatre Company, the UA 
Wildcat Club, La Frontera Child Family Center, the American Diabetes 
Association, Big Brothers Big Sisters, the Juvenile Diabetes 
Foundation, the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Goodwill Industries, the 
March of Dimes and the United Cerebral Palsy Foundation.
  Dorothy received numerous well-deserved awards for her work, 
including a gubernatorial Celebrating Exceptional Women award, the 
Entrepreneur of the Year award from the YWCA and the Woman of the Year 
honor from the Tucson Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce. She was named 
among the top 100 private business owners in Arizona and received a 
Lifetime Achievement Award from the YWCA.
  In 2004, Dorothy was presented with the Zachary and Elizabeth Fisher 
Distinguished Civilian Humanitarian Award, which she traveled to the 
Pentagon to accept. She also is the only civilian to have a building 
named after her on Davis-Monthan Air Force Base: the Dorothy Finley 
Child Development Center.
  I am proud to recognize Dorothy Hunt Finley--an exceptional friend to 
the people of Southern Arizona. She will be deeply missed.

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