[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 26 (Thursday, February 11, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E129]
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         REMEMBERING AND HONORING ELEANOR ``SANDY'' TORREY WEST

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                     HON. EARL L. ``BUDDY'' CARTER

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, February 11, 2021

  Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I rise today with a heavy heart 
to remember and honor Mrs. Eleanor, or ``Sandy,'' Torrey West, who 
passed away on January 17th at the age of one hundred and eight.
  Mrs. West was known as a woman who embodied the spirit of Ossabaw 
Island, which is the third-largest of Georgia's barrier islands, just 
south of Savannah.
  She established the Ossabaw Island Project in the 1960s and the 
Genesis Project in the 1970s as ways to allow students, artists, 
writers, scientists, ecologists, philosophers, and other intellectuals 
and creative thinkers to reconnect with the natural world, and with 
each other.
  In the late 1970s, Mrs. West spearheaded her family's effort to 
assure that Ossabaw Island would remain preserved and protected.
  She was the champion of Ossabaw, and her enthusiastic, joyful spirit 
shined in everything she did. Throughout Mrs. West's long, prosperous 
life, she inspired countless individuals. I am so thankful for her many 
contributions to Georgia's First District, and I know her legacy will 
continue for years to come.
  My thoughts and prayers are with her family, friends, and all who 
knew her during this most difficult time.

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