[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 16199-16200]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                        A TRIBUTE TO GERTIE COLE

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                             HON. SAM FARR

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, August 2, 2001

  Mr. FARR of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate and 
salute Ms. Gertie Cole of Watsonville, California. Ms. Cole is my 
constituent, and last month she was awarded one of five national 
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Awards for volunteer service to the 
community. As many of my colleagues, friends, and constituents know, 
community service is something that I strongly believe in, and it is

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with pride that I honor Ms. Cole here in the United States Congress.
  Ms. Cole received the Regional Jefferson Award earlier this year from 
the American Institute of Public Service. She and the other recipients 
of this award came from all over the United States to the International 
Trade Center in Washington, D.C. to attend the 2001 National Jefferson 
Awards Gala Dinner, held on June 12, 2001. Of the many regional 
honorees, only five were chosen to receive the Onassis Award, and I am 
thrilled that Ms. Cole was among them. This award is designed to 
recognize a few of the countless individuals across the country who are 
performing extraordinary public services in their local communities. 
Some are paid; others are volunteers; most are unrecognized.
  Mr. Speaker, I join with Ms. Cole's family and friends in 
congratulating her on this occasion. She is an example to those in her 
community and across the nation, and I am proud to be able to pay 
tribute to her here.

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