[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 91 (Thursday, May 25, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E727]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               HONORING THE CAREER OF MRS. MARY HENDERSON

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                             HON. JIM COSTA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 25, 2017

  Mr. COSTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the career of Mrs. Mary 
Henderson. Mrs. Henderson has devoted 50 years of outstanding service 
to the Dos Palos-Oro Loma Joint Unified School District. During these 
years, she has been a truly brilliant educator, serving her community 
and teaching generations of children in the Central Valley.
  Mrs. Henderson has selflessly devoted her entire professional career 
to public education. She began her career in 1967, serving as a 
paraeducator for eight years before becoming a teacher in 1975. Mrs. 
Henderson has been educating, impacting, and improving the lives of 
hundreds of children for five decades, demonstrating a remarkable 
dedication to education. In addition to teaching our children, Mrs. 
Henderson is deeply committed to improving literacy in our community. 
She has spent countless hours working with adults as well as children, 
teaching them how to read.
  Mrs. Henderson has been described by those who know her as an 
exceptional, skilled, and caring teacher. She provides her students 
with both endless patience and rich knowledge, and she always has kind 
words of encouragement. Mrs. Henderson is fondly remembered by 
generations of grateful students whose lives she has touched. Beyond 
her service as an educator, she is also an active member of Friends of 
the Library, supporting libraries in Merced County by volunteering at 
libraries and working on book donation programs and fundraising events.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join me in honoring Mrs. Mary 
Henderson for the 50 years of extraordinary and dedicated service. 
Through her teaching, compassion, and example, Mrs. Henderson has left 
a lasting impact on her community. It is fitting and appropriate that 
May 26th, 2017 be declared ``Mary Henderson Day'' in Dos Palos, 
California.

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