[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 7609]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                 HONORING THE LATE JEANIE GALE-ANDERSON

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                           HON. RALPH M. HALL

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 10, 2000

  Mr. HALL of Texas. Mr. Speaker, today I celebrate the life of Jeanie 
Gale-Anderson, who passed away on February 6, 2000, after her fight 
with lung cancer. She leaves behind a powerful legacy of devotion to 
her family and a passion for life that lives on in the hearts of those 
who knew her and loved her. I learned of her great love and the effect 
she had on the lives of her family--her tenderness and warmth--through 
one of her 10 grandchildren, Adam, who was a valuable and key 
legislative advisor in my Washington congressional office for a long 
period of time.
  She was Georgeana Louise Gallucci for 22 years, proud daughter of 
George and Dorothy Gallucci of Jefferson, OH. One of six children, she 
is remembered and loved by her sisters, Garman, Natalie, Connie and 
brother, Freddy. For 53 years she was Jeanie Gale-Anderson, lifetime 
partner and devoted wife of James Sidney Anderson. For 52 years she was 
Mom to Jim, Tina, Jann Sydney, Pat and Tim. For 31 years, she was Nanny 
to 10 adoring grandchildren: Michael, Matthew, Bobby, Lisa, Adam, 
Aaron, Kacie, Duke, Ryan and Reid. Finally, for 4 years she was a 
great-grandmother to Ahna, Sara and Owen.
  The rich fabric of her life was woven by her commitment to husband 
and family, the loving care and nurturing of her five children, and the 
delight and pleasure in her ten grandchildren and three great-
grandchildren. She shared her love, boundless energy, tireless humor 
and wit with so many. Her life shown brightly for 75 years, with a full 
spectrum of qualities that her family will hold tightly in their 
hearts--her commitment, her courage and her faith in all things 
possible.
  Her passion for life and for those she loved lives on in the memories 
of her family. Hers is a life to be celebrated, emulated and kept 
vibrantly alive by the deep-abiding relationships that do not end in 
death but rather deepen and grow richer with time until her family can 
be united again in eternity with Christ. Her family loved her so much, 
as she loved them.
  She had loving hands a loving heart that touched, healed and nurtured 
her family. The values and guidance she taught have influenced all that 
they do. Laughter accompanied their triumphs and their failures. She 
was tireless in her efforts to provide physical, emotional and 
spiritual needs to her children. She treated them equally, but 
respected their differences, taught them to be determined, honest and 
responsible, and taught them to be patriotic--loving their heritage and 
our country.
  Most of all, through her, her family learned what love truly is. ``We 
have been blessed to pass this down to each of our children,'' her 
family writes. ``What a legacy mom has left us all. Only the heart 
knows how to find what is precious and we have found it, all of us, 
through her. Our mother added a dimension to life impossible to measure 
or explain. Always our mother and teacher, she asked to be remembered 
by these special words she chose for us: Light after Darkness, Gain 
after Loss/Strength after Mystery, Peace after Cross/Sweet after 
Bitter, Hope after Fears/Home after Wandering, Praise after Tears/
Sheaves after Sowing, Sun after Rain/Sight after Mystery, Peace after 
Pain/Joy after Sorrow, Calm after Blast/Rest after Weariness, Sweet 
rest at Last/Near after Distant, Gleam after Gloom/Love after 
Loneliness, Life after Tomb/After Long Agony, Rapture of Bliss . . . 
RIGHT was the PATHWAY Leading to THIS.''


  As we adjourn today, Mr. Speaker, let us do so in memory of this 
extraordinary woman, Jeanie Gale-Anderson.

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