[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 2 (Tuesday, January 5, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E4-E5]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        IN MEMORY OF MARILYN COY

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                            HON. JOE WILSON

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, January 5, 2016

  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, on Christmas Day, South 
Carolina lost one of its most dynamic citizens with the death of 
Marilyn Coy. Marilyn was symbolic of a political revolution of people 
moving as transplants from the Midwest and Northeast to the South, 
developing a two party system with Republicans growing from 
nonexistence to achieving a super-majority. The following tribute was 
published in The State newspaper of Columbia on December 27, 2015:

       Marilyn Sue Coy, wife of Calvin Coy, left this earth for 
     Heaven while at home on Friday, December 25, 2015, on the day 
     we celebrate our Lord's birthday, Christmas. She was 83. 
     Viewing and family visitation will be on Tuesday, December 
     29, 2015, from 6 to 8 pm at Caughman-Harman Funeral Home--
     Chapin Chapel, 123 Columbia Ave, Chapin, SC 29036. Services 
     will be held on Wednesday, December 30, 2015, at 11 am at 
     Chapin United Methodist Church, 415 Lexington Ave, Chapin, SC 
     29036. Interment to follow at Fort Jackson National Cemetery, 
     4170 Percival Rd, Columbia, SC 29229.
       Born in Lake Cicott, Indiana, on May 11, 1932, to the late 
     Horace and Suzie Julian, Marilyn Coy was preceded by her son 
     Mark, her sister Norma Franzen, and her grandson Gabriel Coy. 
     After 62 years of marriage, Marilyn leaves behind her husband 
     Cal Coy, her daughter Laura Pike of Montauroux, France, and 
     her son Bruce and wife Pamela Coy of Summerville, SC. She 
     also leaves behind five grandchildren Jamie Pike, Alexia Pike 
     and Caroline Pike of France, and Julian Coy and Carra and her 
     husband Jesse Beam of South Carolina, and one great grandson, 
     ``baby Jack,'' son of Alexia Pike and Fabien Scrivo of 
     France.
       Marilyn was an active member of every community where she 
     lived. Her outspoken personality and drive has had a positive 
     impact on every life she touched from immediate family, to 
     friends, organizations and even the state of South Carolina 
     which she loved so dearly. Marilyn and her husband Cal moved 
     to Irmo, South Carolina in 1969 and

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     then to the Chapin community, living on Lake Murray since 
     1972. Long after moving to South Carolina, Marilyn learned 
     that she was a direct descendant of the St. Julian's--French 
     Huguenot settlers who came to the coast of South Carolina in 
     the 1690's, first cousins to the Ravenels. A branch of the 
     St. Julian family moved to Indiana, and dropped the prefix 
     ``St.'' from which Marilyn is directly descendant, her maiden 
     name being ``Julian.'' Although this fact was learned by 
     Marilyn late in her life, it validated her immense love and 
     connection to the state of South Carolina.
       Among the many organizations that she freely gave her time 
     and passions to, the following were some of her most 
     cherished activities, in no particular chronology or 
     preference. Marilyn absolutely loved being a Docent at the 
     South Carolina Governor's mansion. She began doing this 
     during the administration of the late Governor Carroll and 
     Iris Campbell and continued this activity under many 
     governors of both parties. Although inactive for several 
     years, Marilyn remained on the Docent rolls until her 
     passing. Marilyn was a member of Clemson University 
     Extension's Town & Country Homemakers. She was a member and 
     former president of the Evergreen Garden Club. She was a life 
     member of the Eastern Star of Ohio, and a very proud member 
     of the Daughters of the American Revolution. To say Marilyn 
     was an avid reader is an understatement, devouring and 
     collecting books of all sorts. She feasted on knowledge, 
     always fresh with the news and sharp on history. From her 
     early South Carolina years as a member of the Dutch Fork 
     Republican Women's Club, many in the community knew Marilyn 
     as a staunch political operative, with a passion and drive 
     that helped many candidates reach their elected goals. As a 
     testimony to this passion, Marilyn was a founding member of 
     the Joe Wilson for State Senate Committee and a delegate to 
     the State Republican convention for nearly 20 years.
       Marilyn and her sharp wit thoroughly enjoyed an active 
     social life as a member of the Chapin Hat Ladies, and as a 
     charter member of the Carolinian Society where she cherished 
     attending the annual ball. As a founding organizational 
     member of the Chapin Community Theatre group, Marilyn also 
     enjoyed nurturing and sharing her artistic talents with her 
     paintings and by helping organize the Chapin Arts & Crafts 
     Club. She loved to cook and to entertain, serving as host to 
     many parties and events, including having her Bridge club at 
     her home on many occasions. Whether for fun, or as a 
     political forum for the candidates that she supported, 
     Marilyn helped organize the first Chapin Labor Day Festival 
     and Parade. Her family believes both reasons to be true. 
     Marilyn was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary at 
     Chapin Post 193, and she loved being a member of the Chapin 
     United Methodist Church and was so thankful for all the 
     ministerial support the Church had extended during her 
     lengthy illness.
       Marilyn loved and supported her husband, family and friends 
     fiercely and selflessly, as an encouraging force behind 
     others, never taking the spotlight for herself. Her 
     compassion for others and charitable sacrifices will never be 
     forgotten, and her faith in Jesus Christ places her in the 
     Glory of Heaven with those that went before her, and with 
     those who will follow. For all of those who knew Marilyn, the 
     birthday party for our Lord Jesus in Heaven must have been a 
     little livelier with Marilyn arriving on the day that we 
     celebrate His birth, Christmas. A gift for Heaven for 
     eternity, and a remembrance of the gift that she was to all 
     of us who knew her here on this earth.
       In lieu of flowers, the family requests for donations to 
     made in her honor to the Chapin United Methodist Church 
     building fund, or the American Legion post 193 building fund, 
     or the charity of their choice.

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