[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5554]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         HONORING MRS. NANCY O'CONNOR OF BUENA VISTA, COLORADO

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                           HON. BOB BEAUPREZ

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 29, 2004

  Mr. BEAUPREZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a woman of great 
spirit and integrity.
  Mrs. Nancy O'Connor has been a friend of mine for many years. She has 
utilized her passion for our democratic system to assist many 
Republicans like myself by serving on various campaigns. Nancy is one 
of the most sincere and generous individuals I have had the pleasure of 
knowing.
  In addition to her 20 years of hard work for the good of the 
Republican Party, Nancy is the wife of Mr. Richard O'Connor and a 
wonderful mother to Mrs. Roxanne Hansen and Ms. Amber O'Connor. Nancy 
and Richard moved to Chaffee County, Colorado in 1971 to establish 
Hummingbird Hill Ranch and have been active community members ever 
since.
  Nancy has also been a respected real estate broker for over 30 years. 
She has been the recipient of many awards for her dedication, including 
the recognition as fifth in the nation for sales under United County 
Real Estate in 2003 and fourth in the nation for 2002. She is also a 
respected Rotarian, member of the Chaffee County Republican Women and 
has been the Chairwoman of the Chaffee County Republican Party for 16 
years.
  Nancy has been a leader for many community service efforts in her 
community. For 12 years she has given her time and her wonderful 
talents as a cook to raising money for the Buena Vista High School 
Presidential Classroom project. She has helped many young men and women 
in her community to participate in this extraordinary experience by 
sponsoring the annual lasagna dinner with the Chaffee County Republican 
Women, and making enough homemade lasagna every year to feed an average 
of 250 people.
  During her two-year term as President of the Buena Vista Rotary Club, 
in addition to winning the Humanitarian Service to Mankind Award, Nancy 
also led an effort to restructure the playground at Columbine Park for 
the kids of Buena Vista. Her efforts raised enough money to buy new 
equipment and not only add fun for local youth, but improved the 
community atmosphere as well.
  To say the least, Nancy is an extraordinary woman with a very kind 
heart. She brightens the day of anyone she encounters and is always 
willing to offer a helping hand to those in need. To this day, she 
continues to send homemade cookies to myself and the other Colorado 
Republican delegation to say thank you for what we do.
  Mr. Speaker, I would just like to take this opportunity to say thank 
you to Nancy for all that she does.

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