[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 31 (Tuesday, February 24, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E242]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              IN MEMORY OF MRS. MARY GAILE EDWARDS WINGARD

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                          HON. ANDER CRENSHAW

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 24, 2015

  Mr. CRENSHAW. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of Mary Gaile 
Edwards Wingard, who died peacefully in the presence of her beloved 
family on Tuesday, January 27, 2015. Gaile was a pillar of the 
Jacksonville community. An avid volunteer and both loving mother and 
grandmother, she was dearly loved by everyone who knew her. The First 
Coast will truly miss this incredible woman.
   With a ready smile, quick wit, and abundant southern charm, Gaile 
made everyone she met feel at ease. She lived her life with a 
passionate devotion to her loved ones and her family. Whether it was 
volunteering for one of the numerous organizations around town or 
simply living the role of loving grandmother, Gaile never did anything 
half-way. Jacksonville will be forever thankful for her selfless 
dedication.
   Gaile's quiet strength and loving spirit will long be remembered by 
our city. She is survived by her husband, Dr. Joseph Theodore Wingard, 
Jr.; her children, Joseph Theodore Wingard III and his wife Pam, 
Jonathan David Wingard and his wife Heather, and Katherine Wingard 
Sherman and her husband Nate; her grandsons, Matthew Alexander Wingard, 
Jonathan Michael Wingard, Jonathan Ramsay Wingard, Joseph Theodore 
Wingard, Nathaniel Alden Sherman, Jr., and an unborn granddaughter to 
be named Beatrice Gaile Sherman; her sister Jeanne Edwards Yarborough; 
and six nieces.
   My thoughts and prayers go out to the Wingard family. I am forever 
grateful to have known such an amazing woman.

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