[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 36 (Tuesday, March 3, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E294]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     TRIBUTE TO MRS. SHEILA GREGORY

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                          HON. DAVID W. JOLLY

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, March 3, 2015

  Mr. JOLLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to inform my colleagues of the 
passing of a dear friend and a friend of this body, Mrs. Sheila 
Gregory, a Florida native and former employee of the House of 
Representatives.
  Sheila was a woman of many talents, having worked as a journalist, an 
educator, a financial planner, and a realtor. It was, however, in her 
many years of service to several members of Congress that Sheila found 
her greatest passion. She loved the history of the House, the 
legislative process, the politics of this great institution and took 
great pride in her opportunity to humbly serve the public. It was here 
in the House that she met many members of Congress, a number of whom 
still serve here today. And it was here that she met her former husband 
Douglas Gregory.
  Sheila leaves behind three adult daughters, Angela Oler, Nancy 
Gregory, and Jennifer Gregory, all of whom were in her loving company 
at the time of her passing last Wednesday, February 25, 2015 in Fair 
Oaks, Virginia. In addition to Doug and her daughters, Sheila leaves 
behind five grandchildren, Alexis, Jordan Douglas, Sasha, Jack, and 
Mya, as well as two sisters.
  Sheila Isbel was born on May 30, 1947 and raised in Clewiston, 
Florida. She moved to Northern Virginia in 1979 to begin her 
Congressional service. She was a devoted mother and grandmother who 
will be greatly missed by her family and friends.
  Mr. Speaker, Sheila Gregory was one of the many people that have come 
here to serve our colleagues in Congress and in turn help us serve the 
American people. Even though she left this House to pursue many other 
varied careers, she never lost her love for Congress and the 
legislative process. Please join me in sharing our deepest condolences 
to the Gregory and Isbel families on their tremendous loss.

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