[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 40 (Wednesday, March 3, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H1019-H1020]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               REMEMBERING ELEANOR ``SANDY'' TORREY WEST

  (Mr. CARTER of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today with a heavy heart 
to remember and honor Mrs. Eleanor ``Sandy'' Torrey West, who passed 
away on January 17 at the age of 108.
  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 
ensure that Ossabaw Island would remain preserved and protected.
  She was the champion of Ossabaw, and her enthusiastic, joyful spirit 
shined in everything she did.

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  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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