[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 10685]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                   A TRIBUTE TO THE FATHER'S DAY GALA

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                          HON. ROBERT A. BRADY

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 13, 2001

  Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to a 
great institution that is serving the needs of families in my district 
and the entire Delaware Valley.
  For the past two years, the Father's Day Gala Program Committee, led 
by Karen Burton, has honored that most important of all men, the 
father. As Father's Day approaches, all of us are compelled to think of 
our fathers and the role they played in our lives. Those of us who are 
privileged to have had the support of strong fathers know that our 
paths were made easier by the love, the advice, the nurturing and the 
discipline they gave us. Those who have not had that privilege know 
well the void that lack left in their lives.
  Unfortunately, Mr. Speaker, we don't often take the time to honor our 
fathers, or step fathers. Most Dads are too busy being Dads to worry 
about that. But it is wonderful that a group of citizens would come 
together as volunteers to say thank you to all the fathers out there. I 
must say that I am especially proud of this gala, since so much of the 
work on this event was done by Karen Burton, who was born and raised in 
my district. Ms. Burton, her mother Sara, and her entire family have 
worked tirelessly to make my district a better place. This event is in 
keeping with their family tradition.
  And so, to all the fathers at the Gala, and to all the women and 
children who love them, I say Happy Father's Day and keep up the good 
work.

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