[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 6255-6256]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               A TRIBUTE TO PATRICIA ``TRISH'' CALLAGHAN

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                          HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 13, 2007

  Mr. SCHIFF. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Ms. Patricia 
``Trish'' Callaghan, of Alhambra, California. Each year in March, in 
recognition of Women's History Month, we pay special tribute to the 
contributions and sacrifices made by our Nation's women.
  Trish was born in San Francisco, California, and was raised in the 
San Gabriel Valley. She earned her undergraduate degree from San Diego 
State University and went on to receive her postgraduate degree from 
the University of California, Los Angeles.
  Ms. Callaghan is widely admired for her long career with the Garvey 
Unified School District. As an educator, her goal was to make learning 
a joyful experience that would ``come alive'' for over a thousand 
middle school students. Trish set high standards for all her students 
and created a stimulating, challenging and meaningful learning 
environment that met the student's diverse needs.
  While working as a full-time teacher, Trish participated in special 
committees and projects at both the school and district levels. She was 
a member of the Educational Technology Advisory Committee and the 
Curriculum Planning Committee. Trish was responsible for drafting 
grants and recruiting funds that supported the school-site technology 
program. Trish also authored the applications for the California 
Distinguished School Award in 2006 and the Title I Achieving School in 
2004.
  Despite her busy career as an educator, Trish has done an excellent 
job of following her family's motto of ``giving back to the 
community.'' She has been volunteering for Huntington Hospital for the 
past 21 years and she is currently a board member of the Fall Food and 
Wine Committee. Ms. Callaghan has also done extensive work with the 
Junior League of Pasadena where she was involved in a variety of 
community projects. Through the Junior League, she was able to assist 
in the production of a foster family recruitment video and worked on 
the Pediatric Play Therapy project.
  Now that she is retired, Trish intends to spend more time with family 
and friends, and continue her volunteer work. Trish is looking forward 
to working as a docent at the Japanese Garden in the Huntington 
Library, where she will give tours to 4th-12th grade students.
  Ms. Callaghan's devotion to her career and her long-term commitment 
to the prosperity of our community serves as a true inspiration to

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us all. I ask all members of Congress to join me today in honoring an 
extraordinary woman of California's 29th Congressional District, 
Patricia ``Trish'' Callaghan.

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