[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 22780-22781]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




          A STANDING OVATION FOR RICHARD AND ELIZABETH HAYMAN

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                          HON. JAMES A. BARCIA

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 14, 2002

  Mr. BARCIA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor two very special 
friends, Richard and Elizabeth Hayman of Oscoda, Michigan, as they 
celebrate forty-five years of marriage and a loving commitment to each 
other and their family, including my Communications Director, Rik 
Hayman, and his sister, Deborah Westa. It is not often that a family 
and a community have the good fortune of having two such outstanding 
individuals as Dick and Betty Hayman to count on to willingly and 
generously give their time and talents to the commonweal.
  Dick and Betty met while he was serving our nation in the U.S. Coast 
Guard and she was working at her father's grocery store in South 
Portland, Maine. They married in 1957 and were later blessed with two 
children. Betty graduated from Gorham State Teacher's College and also 
holds a master's degree from Central Michigan University. Dick has a 
bachelor's degree from Emerson College in Boston and a master's degree 
from Central Michigan University.
  For many years, Dick and Betty were teachers in the Oscoda Area 
Schools until they both retired to pursue other interests. Former 
colleagues and students will recall Betty for her compassion and her 
uncompromising demand for excellence to the best of one's ability. A 
strong disciplinarian who often was referred to as the ``Mother 
Superior,'' Betty has a well-deserved reputation for wielding both a 
kind heart and firm hand. She also has had the wisdom to know when to 
apply the former and when to rely on the latter. Dick will always be 
remembered as the director who gave so many students their first and 
perhaps only experience in the theater. In fact, if Dick were to meet a 
former student today, he would be far more likely to recall the role 
they played than their name.
  Theater enthusiasts in the Oscoda area have many fond memories of 
Dick and Betty in the roles they've played on stage and of the 
performances they've directed and produced as leaders of the Shoreline 
Players. Betty also has done exemplary work on the Oscoda Area Schools 
Board of Education, serving as its Vice President, while Dick used his 
retirement to write a novel. Of course, the Haymans never lost sight of 
their family responsibilities and they have provided untold joy to each 
of their grandchildren: Ryan; Christopher; Katie; Kassie; Kevin; 
Meaghan; Brenna; and, Bridget.

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  Finally, Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in expressing 
the gratitude of the United States Congress to Richard and Elizabeth 
Hayman for their work in educating our youth and for their strong 
commitment to the arts. I am confident the spotlight will continue to 
shine on their work for many years to come.

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