[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 6521]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO CHRISTY WHITNEY

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 18, 2003

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pride that I stand before 
you today to recognize the leadership of Christy Whitney of Grand 
Junction, Colorado. For the last ten years, Christy has served as the 
president and CEO of Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Colorado, 
an institution dedicated to enhancing quality of life for the seriously 
ill in Mesa, Delta, Montrose and Ouray counties.
  A registered nurse, Christy has recently been elected to serve as a 
director of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. In 
her new post, Christy will represent hospice programs nation-wide by 
working with other organizations that share an interest in end-of-life 
care. Christy also chairs the National Hospice Work Group, a 
professional coalition of executives from some of the nation's most 
innovative hospices. Christy's involvement in national hospice 
organizations ensures that she is at the cutting edge of education, 
research and advocacy for the best ideas and models for end-of-life 
care. Her national leadership is an invaluable asset to her patients in 
Western Colorado.
  Mr. Speaker, it is a great privilege to recognize Christy Whitney for 
her outstanding commitment to the seriously ill. Her organization 
serves a vital purpose to the citizens of Western Colorado, and her 
leadership is a credit to the community she serves. I am honored to 
recognize her accomplishments before this body of Congress and this 
nation.

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