[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 166 (Friday, October 5, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1372]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     RECOGNIZING THE LIFE AND SERVICE OF VIRGINIA ``GINGER'' MARSH

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                          HON. MARK DeSAULNIER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 5, 2018

  Mr. DeSAULNIER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the life and 
service of a longtime Concord resident, Ms. Virginia ``Ginger'' Marsh.
  Ginger was born on October 27, 1937 in Phoenix, Arizona to parents 
Sarah and Wayne Downes. However, Ginger spent much of her young life in 
San Francisco where she attended Lincoln High School and later City 
College of San Francisco. In 1957, Ginger married her husband of over 
55 years, James Marsh, and shortly thereafter moved to Concord where 
they started Marsh Drywall Contractors.
  Ginger spent much of her time serving the community. She helped out 
with local baseball league events and sold popsicles at a bus stop near 
her home for the Parent-Teacher Association at Loma Vista Intermediate. 
Her active role in the community led her to become a founding board 
member of the Monument Crisis Center and Shelter Incorporated, where 
she led the Holiday Adopt a Family Program.
  Ginger is survived by her brother Warren, her sons Rodney and 
Douglas, six grandchildren Audrey, Katlyn, Andrew, James, Wolf, and 
Moxie, and great grandchildren Reagan, Clark, Emmet, Kaden, and 
Charlotte.
  She will be sincerely missed by those who had the pleasure of knowing 
her, and will be remembered for her endless service to the community.

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