[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 167 (Thursday, November 21, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1736-E1737]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      HONORING THE ARMITAGE FAMILY

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                             HON. LEE TERRY

                              of nebraska

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 21, 2013

  Mr. TERRY. Mr. Speaker, I rise in honor of the Armitage family for 
the leadership values

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they have demonstrated and passed onto their children. They have built 
a model for leading in the community that will be continued by their 
adult children to provide the same leadership as their parents.
  Dr. James and Nancy Armitage are being honored for not only their 
leadership to the Omaha community, but also their contributions to 
research and training in the medical profession.
  Dr. Armitage is internationally renowned for his expertise in bone 
marrow transplantation. He is also a leading expert in the management 
of lymphoma worldwide. He is currently the Joe Shapiro Professor of 
Medicine at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) in Omaha; 
is active on several committees and his expertise is sought worldwide. 
James has also served on several community boards and has received 
professional honors from national and international organizations that 
are too numerous to list.
  Nancy began her career practicing psychiatric and intensive care 
nursing before the needs of her family led her to leave the field. 
Currently, Nancy is extremely involved in volunteer leadership 
positions with local boards, schools, hospitals, nonprofits, and her 
church. To name a few, Nancy has served on the Munroe-Meyer Institute 
Guild, Samaritan Counseling Center of the Midlands Board and the 
executive boards for the Faculty Women's Club and the University 
Hospital Auxiliary. Her many years of volunteer work at UNMC Hospital 
has led to her being named a co-chair of the Faculty Women's Club 
scholarship committee, raising funds for UNMC students. Nancy and James 
also serve as trustees of the Nature Conservancy of Nebraska.
  James and Nancy have four adult children: Amy, Greg, Anne, and Joel. 
Amy, a substitute teacher at Mary Our Queen School and Parish, lives in 
Elkhorn with her husband Jeff. Greg works as a CPA with FBL Financial 
Group, Inc and lives in Des Moines with his wife Cheryl. Anne, an 
attorney and stay-at-home mother, lives in Omaha with her husband 
Stephen. She also serves as an officer on the Girls Inc. Girl Friend 
board. Joel practices internal medicine and lives with his wife Anja in 
Omaha. Nancy and James have been blessed with ten grandchildren.
  It's an honor to recognize their commitment to make the metro area a 
better place.

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