[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 23445]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                PAYING TRIBUTE TO KATHY GRISWOLD McKEAN

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 8, 2004

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, it is with a sad heart that I rise to mourn 
the loss of Kathy Griswold McKean, the co-founder of Liberty Day, from 
my district. Kathy was recently killed in a car accident on her way to 
deliver a Liberty Day mailing. She and her husband Andy dedicated the 
past 10 years of their lives to bring the Constitution and the Bill of 
Rights into the hands and minds of students across the country, and I 
want to recognize their contributions before this body of Congress and 
this Nation today.
  Liberty Day started with Kathy and Andy in the Denver Lions Club 
almost a decade ago. It is a national organization honoring James 
Madison that prints millions of America's founding documents with the 
help of Denver's Herschfield Press and distributes them free of charge 
all across America. Kathy and Andy worked without pay, donating 
thousands of hours and resources to the project in the hopes that 
Americans will understand the basic freedoms we enjoy today. The Lions 
International, Rotary, Kiwanis, and Optimist clubs have all embraced 
the project, enabling their work to have worldwide distribution.
  Mr. Speaker, Kathy Griswold McKean was a dedicated patriot that 
selflessly served her community and country, and I am honored to pay 
tribute to such a diligent community servant and preservationist of 
American history. Her contributions to our country will not be 
forgotten. My thoughts and prayers go out to her family during this 
time of bereavement.

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