[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 20]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 27612-27613]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    CONGRATULATING VIRGINIA McNEILL

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                        HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 6, 2005

  Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Virginia 
McNeill for receiving her bachelors in applied arts and sciences from 
the University of North Texas.
  Ms. McNeill has owned McNeill's Furniture and Appliance in downtown 
Denton since 1962. She began pursuing a degree in business in 1951 but 
left college a year later with only 40 credit hours completed to help 
with the family business. After a brief return to school for a semester 
in 1984, Ms. McNeill made the decision to return to the University of 
North Texas in 2002 and not to quit until she had her college degree.
  Ms. McNeill's determination and dedication has been an inspiration to 
her professors and

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fellow students alike. Fifty-five years after she began working towards 
her degree, Ms. McNeill will graduate on December 17, 2005, at the age 
of 77.
  It is with great honor I stand here today to recognize Ms. Virginia 
McNeill for her commitment to fulfilling her lifelong dream.

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