[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 92 (Tuesday, June 5, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E769-E770]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO VIRGINIA CANTRELL

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                            HON. DAVID YOUNG

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 5, 2018

  Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and 
congratulate Virginia Cantrell of Council Bluffs, Iowa on her induction 
into the Thomas Jefferson High School Hall of Fame. Virginia is a 1958 
graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School in Council Bluffs.
  Virginia was born into a family who valued education. Her mother 
taught school and her father served on the local school board. During 
Virginia's senior year in high school she

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was class president, homecoming queen, and valedictorian. Virginia 
graduated from Graceland University, and the University of Iowa, and 
earned a master's degree in library science from Western Michigan 
University. She began her career working in an elementary school in 
Illinois. Virginia returned home to help with the family business after 
the death of her father. She worked for the Council Bluffs Public 
Library and was the librarian for Bloomer Elementary School and 
returned to Thomas Jefferson High School to help establish the first 
computer lab. Virginia has remained active in her community and is best 
known as one of the ``peanut-brittle ladies'' who help raise money for 
a school in Haiti and for other church ministries.
  Mr. Speaker, I applaud and congratulate Virginia on the honor of 
being a member of the Hall of Fame at Thomas Jefferson High School. I 
am proud to represent her in the United States Congress. I ask that my 
colleagues in the House of Representatives join me in congratulating 
Virginia and wishing her nothing but continued success in all her 
endeavors.

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