[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 18]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 23842]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        IN HONOR OF MARY PITTMAN

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                           HON. RALPH M. HALL

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, December 8, 2006

  Mr. HALL. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to a well-known and 
respected Grayson County citizen, businesswoman and politician, Mary 
Pittman, who passed away on September 30 at her Van Alstyne home.
  Mary was active in the Grayson County Republican Party. A participant 
at all levels, she hosted numerous Republican events at her home. She 
was a friend and advisor to me and many others who sought her 
assistance in their political campaigns and in their performance of 
official duties.
  Mary was born in Commerce, Texas, and moved to Van Alstyne in 1967 
where she established Greenbriar Charolais Farms and Mary Pittman's Tea 
House. She was an active and dedicated member of her community, 
including membership in the Hurricane Creek Rotary Club, the Grayson 
County Republican Party and Daughters of the American Revolution. 
Mary's many contributions to these and other endeavors will be long 
remembered and appreciated.
  Survivors include her daughters, DeeAnn Cummings, Robin Reynolds Bums 
and husband Bill, and Janet Cooley and husband James, ten grandchildren 
and ten greatgrandchildren. As a lasting memorial to this wonderful 
mother and grandmother, the family established a Mary Pittman 
Scholarship Fund benefiting students at Grayson County College.
  As the 109th Congress comes to a close, let us remember those 
Americans who contribute so much of their time and talent to their 
communities and to our democracy--Americans such as Mary Pittman whose 
efforts help keep America strong.

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