[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 6278]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   A TRIBUTE TO JACQUELINE ``JACQUIE'' FENNESSY, 29TH CONGRESSIONAL 
                    DISTRICT WOMAN OF THE YEAR--2003

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                          HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 13, 2003

  Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Women's History Month. 
Each year, we pay special tribute to the accomplishments made by our 
nation's most distinguished women during the month of March. It is my 
great honor to recognize extraordinary women who are making a 
difference in my district.
  I stand today to recognize an outstanding woman of California's 29th 
Congressional District, Ms. Jacqueline ``Jacquie'' Fennessy. Over the 
years, Ms. Fennessy has given selflessly of her time and energy to many 
different organizations in Altadena, California.
  A 45-year resident of Altadena, Jacquie and her husband, Dr. William 
J. Fennessy have five children, William, Brian, Michael, David, Daniel, 
and twelve grandchildren. As a young mother, she was involved in the 
Boy Scouts of America, the local Parent Teacher Association and Little 
League. In 1986, she became the Executive Director for Patron Saints 
Foundation, a position she currently holds. The foundation is an 
association that awards charitable grants to non-profit health care 
organizations in the west San Gabriel Valley.
  Jacquie has served on the Altadena Town Council since 1992, serving 
as Chair for three terms. The consummate volunteer, Ms. Fennessy is 
also a member of the Altadena Chamber of Commerce, Christmas Tree Lane 
Association, Altadena Heritage and the Altadena Conservancy. Her board 
memberships include the Sheriff's Support Group of Altadena, Scripps 
Home, and the Altadena Historical Society. Active in Altadena's 
libraries, she has been an Altadena Library Board of Trustee member 
since 1994, serving two terms as President, and a member of Friends of 
the Altadena Library for nearly forty years.
  Jacquie has received many awards, including the California 
Legislature's 44th Assembly District Woman of the Year in 1999, 
Pasadena Mental Health Association's Community Volunteer of the Year in 
1998, and Citizen of the Year in 1998 by the Altadena Chamber of 
Commerce.
  The time and energy she gives to our community is truly remarkable, 
and the greater Altadena area has benefited greatly from her dedicated 
service.
  I ask all Members of Congress to join me today in honoring a 
remarkable woman of California's 29th Congressional District, 
Jacqueline ``Jacquie'' Fennessy. The entire community joins me in 
thanking Ms. Fennessy for her continued efforts to make the 29th 
Congressional District a better place in which to live.

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