[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 10]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 14119]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO MINDY DAUGHERTY

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                            HON. TOM LATHAM

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 26, 2008

  Mr. LATHAM. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize and congratulate 
Mindy Daugherty of Dallas Center, Iowa for earning the Hero of the 
Heartland honor presented by the Central Iowa chapter of the American 
Red Cross.
   Mindy is a legal nurse consultant with Bradshaw Law Firm in Des 
Moines, but during her free time she volunteers with the Mid-Iowa 
Sexual Assault Response Team, where she is able to utilize her forensic 
nursing background. Her duties involved with being a member of the team 
include extensive hours of being on call to administer assistance to 
sexual abuse victims at any given time. When a patient is sexually 
assaulted, Mindy does a history, physical and collects DNA evidence for 
the patient. At the same time she has the difficult task of comforting 
and giving reassurance to distressed victims.
   Mindy's willingness to utilize her strengths by volunteering and 
helping people involved in traumatic events is certainly an example to 
all of us. Her dedication to her community and commitment to serving 
those in a time of great need should be commended. I consider it an 
honor to represent Mindy Daugherty in the United States Congress, and I 
know my colleagues join me in congratulating her on this honor and 
wishing her the best in the future.

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