[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 9887]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



          TRIBUTE TO SENIOR SAINTS HALL OF FAME AWARD WINNERS

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                           HON. JOHN SHIMKUS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 7, 2000

  Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Speaker, I rise before you today to recognize 12 
Jefferson County, IL residents who have been selected as this year's 
Senior Saints Hall of Fame award winners. The Senior Saints are: 
Everett D. Atkinson, Bob Beck, Margaret Benton, Anne Garrison, Don Hahn 
(posthumously), Frank Hazlip, L. Joan Kent (posthumously), Virginia 
Riley, Ellis Roane, Christina Stables, Merle Tate, and Samuel Totten.
  I want to thank these 12 individuals who have devoted so much of 
themselves to their community, their friends, and their family. I join 
with the city of Mt. Vernon, the Jefferson County Board, and the 
Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce in honoring these Senior Saints 
for their achievement.

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