[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 124 (Tuesday, July 26, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E778]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      HONORING MRS. BOBBYE MAGGIO

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                         HON. STEVEN M. PALAZZO

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 26, 2022

  Mr. PALAZZO. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the outstanding 
work and dedication of Mrs. Bobbye Maggio. Bobbye Maggio was born and 
raised in Batesville, Mississippi. She graduated from Saint Joseph 
Catholic School in Madison, Mississippi, and then attended the 
Providence School of Nursing in Mobile, Alabama.
  In her senior year of nursing school, she met the late Dr. Henry A. 
Maggio, whom she married upon her graduation. They were married for 58 
years, and together they raised their four children--Shannon, Melissa, 
Stephen, and Michael--in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. Today, Bobbye is 
the proud grandmother to 16 grandchildren and the great-grandmother to 
4 great-grandchildren.
  Bobbye was instrumental in founding Our Lady Academy Catholic School 
in 1971, the only all-girls private school in the state of Mississippi. 
She deeply believed in the importance of Catholic education for girls 
so that they may learn Catholic Christian morals and values and achieve 
their full academic and personal potential.
  Bobbye has a long history of public and community service to the 
Mississippi Gulf Coast. She was a founder of the Junior Auxiliary of 
Hancock County and is involved in local Bible studies, church groups, 
and youth retreats. Additionally, Bobbye is a member of the all-women 
Krewe of Nereids, which has grown into one of the largest Carnival 
organizations on the Mississippi Gulf Coast today.
  Bobbye is a longtime Republican activist. She has campaigned for 
local Republican government officials and participated in local 
elections.
  Today, we recognize Mrs. Bobbye Maggio for her outstanding service to 
the Republican Party, Hancock County, and the State of Mississippi.

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