[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 160 (Thursday, September 27, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1326]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            RECOGNIZING GABRIEL ``GIB'' SWAN OF GREAT FALLS

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                          HON. GREG GIANFORTE

                               of montana

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 27, 2018

  Mr. GIANFORTE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Gabriel ``Gib'' 
Swan who, for over a decade, knits winter hats and donates them to 
cancer patients, children, the less fortunate, and many others.
  A Montana native and a graduate of St. Mary's High in Great Falls, 
Gib started knitting hats as a hobby more than 12 years ago when his 
wife, Roberta, gave him a kit and taught him.
  Now 85, Gib has produced more than 1,000 hand-knitted hats that have 
been donated to homeless shelters, non-profit assistance providers, 
cancer centers, and local schools.
  Gib, known throughout the community as the ``Mad Hatter,'' knits hats 
of all sizes and colors and never accepts payment for his work. Nearly 
everyone at his senior living community has one of Gib's hand-knitted 
stocking caps.
  Mr. Speaker, for his kindness and steadfast generosity in giving of 
his time and talents to provide comfort to others, I recognize Gib Swan 
for his spirit of Montana.

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