[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 767]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING JEANNIE HASTINGS

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                         HON. MARSHA BLACKBURN

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 23, 2008

  Mrs. BLACKBURN. Madam Speaker, this weekend, the Family and 
Children's Services of Nashville, Davidson County, TN will honor the 
dedication and service of a trusted and treasured volunteer, the late 
Jeannie Hastings.
  Jeannie loved the organization and served it well, providing both 
guidance and leadership as it worked to fulfill its mission to provide 
needed services to Nashville families. Jeannie Hastings loved people 
and loved doing good for her community. It was apparent in how she 
chose to spend her time and energy--working for a better quality of 
life for everyone.
  Mrs. Hastings graduated from Milan High School and with honors from 
the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. With her husband Jim, she 
raised three sons and co-founded Hastings Architecture Associates, LLC. 
As a community leader, she served as president of the University of 
Tennessee National Alumni Association, chairman of the Nashville 
Symphony Board and was a member of the Volunteer Council Board of 
Directors for the American Symphony Orchestra League and the Nashville 
Chamber of Commerce Board.
  She also chaired the Nashville Downtown Partnership Board, the 
Women's Fund of the Community Foundation Advisory Board, the TSU 
Foundation Board, the Nashville Symphony Guild, the Arthritis 
Foundation Nashville branch and the Heart Gala Board of Directors.
  She also found time to serve on the Family and Children's Services 
Board, the Nashville Sports Council Board and the University of 
Tennessee Alumni Board of Governors. She was also a member of the 
Downtown Exchange Club and Leadership Nashville.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in reflecting on the 
remarkable example of balancing family, business and community service 
that Jeannie set. I am so pleased to count myself among the many 
Tennesseans who are better for having known her.

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