[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 16]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 22799]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    HONORING THE LIFE OF JEANNETTE DAVIS AND HER WORK ON BEHALF OF 
                            CHILDHOOD AUTISM

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                        HON. JAMES C. GREENWOOD

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, October 6, 2004

  Mr. GREENWOOD Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of Jeannette M. 
Davis, who passed away a year ago on October 8, 2003, at 45 years of 
age.
  A resident of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Jeannette was recognized 
nationally for her advocacy on childhood autism. She was a homemaker 
and the mother of an autistic son, Christopher, whom I got to know over 
the past few years.
  Jeannette traveled the nation to help create programs to assist 
autistic children and their parents. To obtain more funding for autism 
programs across our home state of Pennsylvania, Jeannette spent many 
hours visiting members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly and Senate.
  Her advocacy helped lead to undergraduate programs for the autistic 
at Franklin and Marshall College, Millersville University, and The 
Pennsylvania State University. In addition, Jeannette's valuable work 
created an in-home autism-help program at Rutgers University.
  I am saddened that a year ago this week, we lost Jeannette after an 
illness of several months. Despite her condition, she lobbied on behalf 
of the autistic community until her untimely passing.
  Jeannette is one of Pennsylvania's great heroes, who while taking 
care of a son and daughter, used her voice and powers of persuasion to 
create new hope for children with autism and their families. While we 
continue to mourn her passing, today I rise to celebrate the life and 
accomplishments of Jeannette M. Davis.

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