[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 74 (Tuesday, April 30, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E407-E408]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    RECOGNIZING CAROLINE WATERHOUSE

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                         HON. GUS M. BILIRAKIS

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 30, 2024

  Mr. BILIRAKIS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and honor the 
unique contributions that have been made to our community by one of my 
constituents, Caroline Waterhouse. For the past 16 years, she has 
volunteered with the Friends of Citrus and the Nature Coast Thrift & 
Gift Shoppe in Homosassa to help support the cost of grief services and 
wellness programs for over 5,000 people annually who are lonely and 
isolated. Caroline helps wherever she is needed, including working as: 
cashier, sorter, or price setter. She makes sure things are ``done 
right'' and that everything is fun for the customers and other members 
of her team. Caroline assists with the monthly movies to help others 
who are lonely. She loves people. Caroline is known as the ``Wednesday 
Warrior'' with a customer following who comes in just to see her each 
week. In January of 2024, Caroline celebrated her 96th birthday with 
her Thrift Shoppe Team. She is an avid crocheter, loves to work 
puzzles, sings in her church choir and spends time with her best friend 
``Buddie,'' a Lhasa Apso poodle mix that jumped in her car when she 
went to the Animal Shelter.

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  It is clear that Ms. Waterhouse has made a profoundly positive impact 
on our community, and I am grateful for her service.

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