[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 13379]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




IN HONOR OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE OF MARY ELLEN MILLER, JANICE LOSCHIAVO, 
                META PITRELLI, AND CATHERINE ANN THABIT

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                           HON. SCOTT GARRETT

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, May 21, 2007

  Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor four 
public servants from Bergen County, New Jersey--four school nurses in 
Bergen County public schools. Throughout their respected careers 
they've acted as medical experts and comforting friends to countless 
students. And, as they retire in a ceremony tonight, they leave with 
fond memories of all the children on whose lives they've left an 
indelible mark of kindness.
  The days when school nurses tended to skinned knees and the 
unexpected onset of flu are long gone. For many children today, school 
nurses are their first real medical relationship. They catch diabetes 
early when children can still make important behavioral changes. And, 
far too often, they catch violence in the home while there's still time 
to save children's lives. They give children the chance to learn trust 
and to develop healthy living and to mend. And, quite simply, they give 
children the chance to learn because healthy minds are minds that can 
absorb all there is around them.
  Only days after we celebrated the healing power of nurses with 
National Nurses Week and National School Nurses Day, it is an honor to 
commend these women for their service to the parents, children, and 
teachers of Bergen County: Catherine Anne Thabit--Westwood Regional 
Public Schools, Mary Ellen Miller--Bergenfield Public Schools, Janice 
Loschiavo--Glen Ridge Public Schools, and Meta Pitrelli--Bergenfield 
Public Schools.

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