[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 85 (Thursday, May 16, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E518]
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           COMMEMORATING THE LIFE OF MRS. ANN DOUGHERTY KRAUS

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                          HON. MARC A. VEASEY

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 16, 2024

  Mr. VEASEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commemorate the life and 
accomplishments of Mrs. Ann Dougherty Kraus--a pillar of our Dallas 
community.
  Mrs. Kraus's journey is one of remarkable achievements and 
selflessness. She graduated second in her class from Western Kentucky 
University. She subsequently moved to Japan in 1952 to care for 
American soldiers injured in the Korean War. She later married William 
Kraus in France in 1956.
  A Dallas resident from 1959 until 2024, Mrs. Kraus was a giant in our 
community. She raised her four children here, along with her community 
service as a member of the Dallas County Medical Alliance, Medical 
Center Board, and President of the Parent's Club at the St. Mark's 
School of Texas. She was also a member of St. Thomas Aquinas Parish in 
Dallas, Texas.
  My heart goes out to all who knew and loved Ann, especially her 
sister, Margie Joy, her children, Greg, Peter, Sharon, and Stephen, her 
six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. May her memory be a 
source of comfort and strength.

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