[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 6191]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 RECOGNIZING EXCEPTIONAL NEVADA MOTHERS

 Mr. HELLER. Mr. President, today I wish to congratulate Mrs. 
Zan Peterson Hyer, who has been recognized as the 2013 Nevada Mother of 
the Year, and Mrs. Montsdarrat Wadsworth for being named the 2013 
Nevada Young Mother of the Year. These two outstanding mothers have 
been honored for their commitment to strengthening the moral and 
spiritual foundations of the family and home.
  These exceptional Nevada mothers have received this designation from 
the American Mothers, Inc. of Nevada, a nonprofit interfaith 
organization dedicated to honoring motherhood while offering support to 
mothers in the State of Nevada. American Mothers, Inc. is the official 
sponsor of Mother's Day and the Mother of the Year.
  As a mother of five children and four grandchildren, Mrs. Hyer has 
demonstrated the great responsibility of motherhood and dedication to 
living and teaching her children outstanding qualities, such as love, 
understanding, courage, service, and compassion. As a recipient of this 
award, Mrs. Hyer will help deliver this message about motherhood to 
community organizations in Southern Nevada and throughout the State. I 
wish her all the best in her future endeavors and congratulate her on 
this well-deserved award.
  Mrs. Wadsworth is also a devoted and honorable mother. She and her 
husband are raising 10 children in Winnemucca, NV. They live and work 
on an alfalfa hay farm, and Mrs. Wadsworth homeschools all 10 of their 
children.
  I ask my colleagues to join me today in congratulating these two 
outstanding Nevada Mothers. It is my hope that they will stand as 
examples of the important work that mothers do in strengthening our 
communities.

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