[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 19]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 28297]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



           CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF VIRGINIA PRISCILLA WOOTEN

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                            HON. GENE GREEN

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 2, 1999

  Mr. GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, it is with great honor and profound 
sadness that I rise to pay tribute to the life of Virginia Priscilla 
Wooten of Jacinto City, Texas. After living a remarkably accomplished 
life that spanned 72 years, Mrs. Wooten passed away on July 1, 1999. 
She was born in Lynn, Massachusetts, on January 1, 1927.
  Even as we mourn her passing, everyone who knew Virginia should take 
comfort in the truly incredible life she led. We extend our heart-felt 
sorrow to her loving husband, Hershel Wooten.
  Virginia was preceded in death by parents Shirley and Dorothy Bates; 
sisters Shirley Barbou and Diane Bates; brothers Jack Bates, Lawrence 
Bates, Aubry Bates, Francis Bates, Edwin Bates and Reginald Bates.
  She is survived by husband Hershel Wooten; sons Robert Wooten, Ronnie 
Wooten and David Wooten; daughters Linda Wooten and Carol Wooten; 
brother Randy Bates; sisters Irene Poole, Barbara Calef, Sally Brown, 
Sandra Richards, Ilene Gallo and Joan Bradley; five grandchildren and 
seven great-grandchildren.
  It has been said that the ultimate measure of a person's life is the 
extent to which they made the world a better place. If this is the 
measure of worth in life, Virginia Wooten's friends and family can 
attest to the success of the life she led.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask all the Members of the House to join me in paying 
tribute to the life of Virginia Priscilla Wooten. She touched our lives 
and our hearts, and she will be greatly missed.

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