[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 16]
[Senate]
[Pages 22851-22852]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     TRIBUTE TO ROXCY O'NEAL BOLTON

 Mr. MARTINEZ. Mr. President, today I wish to commend the 
service and acts of South Florida's Roxcy O'Neal Bolton. She has made 
many contributions to women and society both locally and nationally. 
While she was born in Mississippi in 1926, Roxcy Bolton has made her 
mark in Florida over many long decades as a leading supporter of 
women's rights.
  Mrs. Bolton has been the founder of many Florida organizations which 
have helped women. While a strong advocate of increasing opportunities 
for women in society, she still proudly embraced marriage and family 
life.
  Married to a U.S. Navy commander named David Bolton--now deceased--

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they had three children together. In her life she has been an active 
wife, mother, and homemaker--all while supporting rights for women in 
Florida and beyond. Her good acts are well known.
  A leading defender of, and advocate for, women who have been abused 
or suffered through domestic violence, Mrs. Bolton founded a nonprofit 
agency that provides rescue service, assistance to women in personal 
crisis, and emergency housing. This agency started after she personally 
took in four children and several women who were in situations of 
personal distress. I believe that is the definition of service--but it 
is just one example of Mrs. Bolton's kindness and vision.
  At Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, she worked to establish one of 
the country's first rape treatment centers. Providing services and 
support over the decades to children, adolescents, and adult victims of 
sexual assault, the Roxcy Bolton Rape Treatment Center has helped more 
than 42,000 people and their families; and importantly, these services 
are provided at no cost to the victim.
  Today, Roxcy Bolton is still caring for the women of Florida and 
remains dedicated to the rights of women everywhere. Through her 
dedicated work, she has lived a life of purpose. I am glad that we can 
call her one of Florida's own.

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