[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 173 (Monday, December 9, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Page S8561]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO PATRICIA E. GRANT

 Mr. INHOFE. Madam President, I wish to honor the life of 
Patricia E. Grant, a Hall of Fame golfer, a commended veteran, and a 
woman some have called ``the type of American our country needs to look 
up to.''
  Born March 12, 1921, her family moved to Cushing, OK, where Pat won 
the Oklahoma State High School Golf Championship as a 13-year old 
freshman, repeating the win three times before her high school 
graduation. While attending Oklahoma Baptist University, where she 
received a scholarship in exchange for teaching golf to fellow 
students, Pat won the Women's Oklahoma Golf Association State Amateur 
Championship four times and was the first female to be inducted into 
the OBU Athletic Hall of Fame. In 1946, she became the only person in 
history to win the contest 5 years in a row, and even went on to a 
sixth win in 1949. Ultimately, Pat won golf tournaments all over the 
world and was inducted into the Women's Oklahoma Golf Hall of Fame in 
April 2010.
  When World War II broke out, Pat enlisted in the U.S. Army, alongside 
her sister Mary Margaret. Pat held many assignments across the globe, 
including that of assisting the chief legal counsel during the 
Nuremberg Trials. She received 23 letters of commendation while in the 
Army, and retired after 22 years of active duty with the rank of 
Lieutenant Colonel, one of only 60 women to attain the rank at the 
time.
  Not quite ready for retirement, Pat earned her law degree in 1966 and 
practiced family law in Texas for 30 years. She was named Woman of the 
Year by the Texas Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs 
in 1972 as a result of her service.
  After retiring for good in 1995, Pat remained active, playing golf 
into her 70s, learning how to belly dance, and piloting an ultralight 
aircraft every Saturday morning. She passed away November 26, 2013, 
greatly loved by friends and family.
  Mr. President, I ask that you join me today in celebrating the life 
of Pat Grant.

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