[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 121 (Wednesday, July 1, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S4145]
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 SENATE RESOLUTION 642--HONORING THE LIFE, LEGACY, AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF 
                              ANNIE GLENN

  Mr. BROWN (for himself and Mr. Portman) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary:

                              S. Res. 642

       Whereas Anna ``Annie'' Margaret Castor was born on February 
     17, 1920, in Columbus, Ohio, and grew up attending public 
     schools in New Concord, Ohio, with her late husband, Senator 
     John Glenn;
       Whereas Annie and John met at ages 2 and 3, respectively, 
     grew up as friends and playmates, and never knew life without 
     the other;
       Whereas Annie grew up as a competitive swimmer and a 
     lifeguard in her community;
       Whereas Annie was a skilled musician and, in 1942, received 
     and turned down an offer from The Julliard School so she 
     could marry John Glenn;
       Whereas Annie earned a Bachelor's degree in music with a 
     minor in secretarial science from Muskingum College in 1942;
       Whereas Annie and John married on April 6, 1943, in their 
     hometown of New Concord, Ohio;
       Whereas, whenever the family moved, Annie Glenn would serve 
     as a church organist in her new community;
       Whereas Annie Glenn gave birth to a son, David, in 1945, 
     and a daughter, Lynn, in 1947;
       Whereas Annie Glenn battled a severe stuttering impediment 
     for more than 5 decades;
       Whereas, to manage her speech impediment, Annie Glenn 
     developed creative strategies that allowed her to function in 
     public life;
       Whereas, in 1973, at the age of 53, Annie Glenn 
     participated in an intensive speech program at the 
     Communications Research Institute at Hollins University in 
     Roanoke, Virginia, that gave her the skills to transform the 
     stutter and become an avid public speaker;
       Whereas, following the speech program, Annie Glenn played a 
     leading role during the subsequent political campaigns of her 
     husband, John Glenn;
       Whereas, in 1983, Annie Glenn received an award from the 
     American Speech and Hearing Association for ``providing an 
     inspiring model for people with communicative disorders'';
       Whereas, in 1987, the National Association for Hearing and 
     Speech honored Annie Glenn by presenting the first annual 
     ``Annie Glenn Award'' for achieving distinction despite 
     having a communicative disorder to actor James Earl Jones;
       Whereas other notable recipients of the Annie Glenn Award 
     include actress Julie Andrews, Representative Gabby Giffords, 
     journalist Bob Woodruff, and Vice President Joe Biden;
       Whereas Annie Glenn, as an active community member, 
     advocated on behalf of children, the elderly, and individuals 
     with disabilities;
       Whereas Annie Glenn served--
       (1) as a member of the advisory board for the National 
     Center for Survivors of Childhood Abuse;
       (2) on the advisory board for the National First Ladies' 
     Library;
       (3) on the National Institute on Deafness and Other 
     Communication Disorders Advisory Council of the National 
     Institutes of Health; and
       (4) as a member of the advisory panel of the Central Ohio 
     Speech and Hearing Association;
       Whereas Annie Glenn and John Glenn served on the Board of 
     Trustees of Muskingum University and on the Advisory Board of 
     the John Glenn School of Public Affairs at The Ohio State 
     University;
       Whereas Annie Glenn served as a member of the Ohio Women's 
     Hall of Fame and, in 1999, was inducted into the Hall of 
     Excellence of the Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges;
       Whereas Annie Glenn had the distinguishing quality of 
     making everyone she encountered feel heard, important, and 
     empowered;
       Whereas Annie Glenn made Ohio and the United States proud 
     all her life as an advocate, philanthropist, mother, 
     grandmother, partner, mentor, and friend, and will be 
     remembered for her work to lift others up, including 
     individuals who struggled with communicative disorders; and
       Whereas Annie Glenn died on May 19, 2020, at the age of 100 
     and will be remembered for her legacy in speech and hearing 
     therapy and for her dedication to--
       (1) people with communicative disorders;
       (2) her family; and
       (3) her community: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate honors the life, legacy, and 
     achievements of Annie Glenn, a leading advocate for people 
     with communicative disorders.

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