[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 138 (Thursday, September 24, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1344-E1345]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING MARIE SPOONER

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                          HON. JOHN GARAMENDI

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 24, 2015

  Mr. GARAMENDI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the work of 
Marie Spooner for a lifetime of community giving, and as one of my 
district's 2015 Women of the year.
  Whereas, on the Twenty-Second Day of September, of the Year Two 
Thousand and Fifteen, Marie Spooner was recognized as a 2015 Woman of 
the year.
  Whereas, Marie Spooner is a homemaker from Williams. Having lived 
through the Great

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Depression and World War II, Marie was taught how to take care of and 
make do with what you have and to share with others, whether it be 
feast or famine. Marie has applied that life lesson throughout her 
entire life.
  Whereas, whenever Marie has come across anyone in trouble, she has 
not turned her back but done what she could. She has fed countless 
children over the years and offered safe shelter to those who needed 
it. She has humbly and quietly opened her home and heart to strangers.
  Whereas, as a skilled baker, Marie's locally renowned home baked pies 
have generated thousands of dollars for local charity in Glenn and 
Colusa counties. Marie's most famous pie sold at auction for $4,000. 
The Buyer then sold the slices and collected an additional $1,000 for a 
grand total of $5,000 that a local family desperately needed for 
medical bills. When Marie discovered that the Buyer did not keep a 
piece of pie for himself, she baked him another.
  Whereas, Marie, at 94 years old, is truly an amazing woman and has 
yet to decline a baking request for a worthy cause.
  Resolved, that I Congressman John Garamendi of California's Third 
Congressional District, do hereby recognize and celebrate the 
accomplishments of Marie Spooner.

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