[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 10995]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO MRS. RUTH C. GIST

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                         HON. JAMES E. CLYBURN

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 20, 2002

  Mr. CLYBURN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Mrs. Ruth C. 
Gist of Union, South Carolina on occasion of the Union County Pacolet 
River Baptist Association declaring Saturday June 22, 2002, Mrs. Ruth 
C. Gist Day in Union South Carolina.
  Mrs. Ruth C. Gist has devoted her life to her family, her community 
and Christian service. She has served as a role model for her family 
and fellow community members. She is described as a ``woman of strong 
moral values, great strength, integrity and dignity.''
  Mrs. Ruth C. Gist has five children all of whom I have had the 
privilege to interact with professionally and socially. She has five 
grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. In addition, she has 
served as a surrogate parent to numerous other children in her church 
and local community all of whom she tries to serve by precept and 
example.
  Because of her selfless devotion and tireless community service, Mrs. 
Gist's, church family, and the citizens of Union County have deemed it 
appropriate to recognize her for her years of unselfish service.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask you and my colleagues to join me in congratulating 
Mrs. Gist on this momentous day, Mrs. Ruth C. Gist Day, in Union 
County, South Carolina. I wish her good luck and Godspeed.

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