[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 182 (Thursday, November 14, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1445]
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                      HONORING MS. MARY E. STUART

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                            HON. VAN TAYLOR

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 14, 2019

  Mr. TAYLOR. Madam Speaker, today, I rise to recognize an outstanding 
individual who has been volunteering for sixty consecutive years. At 
the age of 91, Ms. Mary Stuart can be found working seven hour shifts 
at Medical City Plano five days a week.
  In 1959, Ms. Stuart began her hospital volunteer efforts in Newfane, 
New York, and later relocated to Tallahassee, Florida where she 
continued her work in area medical centers. In 1997, Mary moved to 
Plano and soon became a valued volunteer at Medical City Plano. In 
fact, just this year Ms. Stuart received her 25,500 hours volunteer pin 
which is the most hours a volunteer has ever given to Medical City 
Plano since they opened their doors in 1975.
  Her unbelievable track record as a community servant who puts the 
needs of others above her own has earned her other prestigious titles 
such as the Texas Yellow Rose from former Texas Governor Rick Perry and 
Honorary Georgia Peach.
  The Plano community is very proud of her leadership in volunteerism. 
Ms. Stuart exemplifies a passion for helping others and she undoubtedly 
betters the world around her.
  I ask my colleagues in the House of Representatives to join me in 
thanking Ms. Mary Stuart for her sixty years of volunteer work.

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