[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 140 (Monday, September 28, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1368]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





 HONORING DON AND PATTY JACKSON DOCTOR FOR THEIR DEDICATED SERVICE TO 
                            WESTERN NEW YORK

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                           HON. BRIAN HIGGINS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 28, 2015

  Mr. HIGGINS. Mr. Speaker, I stand before you today to recognize and 
honor Don and Patty Jackson Doctor for their tireless commitment to 
community service. Their volunteer efforts and investments in various 
worthwhile causes is a brilliant example of men and women in Western 
New York giving back to the region. Don Doctor has served as a 
committee member of the St. Thomas Aquinas Men's Golf Committee and the 
Notre Dame Golf Committee for fourteen years. He has been instrumental 
in organizing golf tournaments that have raised thousands of dollars 
for both programs. He also served as Director of the Board for the West 
Seneca Youth Baseball Association for six years and was the Assignor of 
the Umpires for the league. Mr. Doctor was active in the West Seneca 
Youth Hockey Booster Club, and he is also a scheduler and a team 
representative for the Cheektowaga Old Timers League. Both Mr. and Mrs. 
Jackson Doctor participate in the ``Fill the Boot'' drive for the 
Spinal Muscular Atrophy Research Team and are active in local politics.
   Mrs. Jackson Doctor is a Buffalo Public School Teacher and Coach--
she currently coaches the Discovery School Swim Team along with Jenny 
Fitzpatrick Hart. Mrs. Jackson Doctor, with her committee, started the 
St. Thomas Aquinas Women's Golf Tournament which was successfully held 
for eight years. This fundraiser benefitted the St. Thomas Aquinas 
Sports Program until the school closed. The tournament was then renamed 
the Marie Jackson Women's Golf Tournament, which provides scholarships 
to four South Buffalo eighth graders from Notre Dame Academy and 
Discovery School in support of their attendance at the Catholic school 
of their choice. Mrs. Jackson Doctor was honored as a member of the 
``Race Day Ladies'' at the 2012 Mt. Mercy 5k run. She continues to 
volunteer in road races throughout the year, and is also active in 
local politics.
   Mr. and Mrs. Jackson Doctor will be honored at the upcoming 4th 
annual Ryan Purcell Memorial Run, a race held in Lackawanna, NY which 
celebrates the life of the young man whose life was tragically cut 
short. The couple will be awarded the 3rd annual Michael J. Diggins 
Community Service Award at the event, which takes place on October 3rd.
   Mr. Speaker, thank you for allowing me a few moments to honor and 
recognize Mr. and Mrs. Don and Patty Jackson Doctor. I ask that my 
colleagues join me in congratulating them on their accomplished careers 
and to commend them for their admirable service in the community.

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