[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 91 (Tuesday, June 9, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E857]
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             RECOGNIZING MARGARET WUWERT'S LIFE OF SERVICE

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                           HON. MARCY KAPTUR

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 9, 2015

  Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the life's work of 
Margaret Wuwert of Toledo, Ohio. After building the once-fledgling 
Children's Rights Council into the well-respected organization it has 
become, Margaret recently was retired from the organization which bears 
her imprimatur.
  Margaret Wuwert joined the Children's Rights Council in 1995 and was 
appointed as Chapter Leader in Toledo, Ohio. In just five years, by 
2000 she had implemented one of the best Supervised Visitation/Access 
Centers in the United States. So many families have been able to visit 
their children at these visitation/access sites. Margaret recruited and 
mentored many others to start sites in other communities. Always, with 
the goal of helping children and families, Margaret's enthusiasm for 
her work has been boundless and infectious.
  Margaret has also been an honored member of the National Office in 
Washington, DC where her knowledge and experience have been much-valued 
at board meetings and conferences. Her passion is clear, endless, and 
passed on to everyone who met her.
  With money often a concern in keeping sites open, Margaret ``worked 
day and night trying to get grant money and many times she gave up her 
own salary in order to not close the doors to Children's Rights 
Council'' according to one of her colleagues. Working with the family 
court system, Margaret developed relationships with judges, CASA 
volunteers and community leaders to move forward the goals of the 
Children's Rights Council. In her quiet and earnest way, Margaret was 
able to make the system of court ordered supervised visits work in the 
best way possible for children and parents.
  As a colleague she mentored noted, ``The world is a better place 
because she cared about these children who had no way to see their 
other parent. There are not too many people like Margaret. If it were 
not for her. . . . life would be so much more complicated.''
  Margaret Wuwert is a joyful soul who brought joy to families in 
tragic situations. Without her tireless efforts and dedication to her 
work, there would not be a Children's Rights Council able to offer the 
help to families it does today. For twenty years, Margaret Wuwert was 
the Children's Rights Council. She leaves shoes impossible to fill, but 
a strong organization which is integral to the needs of families who 
find themselves in the court system.
  We thank Margaret Wuwert for her compassion, her spirit and her 
unending efforts as a leader with the Children's Rights Council. We 
wish for Margaret in retirement time to spend with those for whom she 
cares and doing that which she most enjoys.

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