[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 2]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 2599]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


                   ELEANOR GREMILLION'S 90TH BIRTHDAY

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                        HON. VANCE M. McALLISTER

                              of louisiana

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 5, 2014

  Mr. McALLISTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today with great pride and 
pleasure to commemorate Ms. Eleanor Gremillion on the occasion of her 
90th birthday.
   Eleanor was born and raised in Marksville Louisiana. She graduated 
from Marksville High School in 1940 and laid the groundwork for her 
career in the finance business with her first job in the office of an 
attorney. Ms. Gremillion worked as the manager of Gulfco Finance 
Company in Marksville for thirty-two years and served the company as 
vice president, operations manager and was on the board of directors. 
Until the age limit forced her to step down, she served as a director 
of the Cottonport Bank for fifteen years. As civil service director for 
the City of Marksville, Eleanor's focus was to secure the best possible 
employees for the town of Marksville.
   A daughter of a World War l veteran, Eleanor has been a lifelong 
member of the American Legion Auxiliary and today, she continues to be 
actively involved with the organization at the state level. She served 
with great distinction as state president and subsequently served as a 
national officer for several years. Eleanor's devotion of time and 
effort to her community is second to none and since its inception in 
1974, she served the Marksville Chamber of Commerce in various 
capacities and currently serves the Chamber with unwavering dedication 
as secretary-treasurer.
   Eleanor also serves as a board member of the Avoyelles Society for 
the Developmentally Disabled, secretary of the Hypolite Bordelon Home 
Society and is on the board of directors of the Avoyelles Commission on 
Tourism. She served as chairwoman of Marksville's birthday celebrations 
in the years of 1959, 1969, 1979, 1989 and 1999, Marksville's year of 
celebration for the bicentennial in 2009 and the Marksville July Fourth 
parade and activities, which is the longest running event of its kind 
in the State of Louisiana. She was named Avoyellean of the year in 
1969, Citizen of the Year in 1974 and 1989, Woman of Excellence by the 
Town Talk and the Rapides Foundation in 2005 and received a Lifetime 
Achievement Award at the Louisiana Tourism Promotion Association Summit 
in 2009.
   Ms. Gremillion has earned the respect and admiration of everyone she 
has met along her journey. I ask my colleagues to join me in paying 
tribute to her years of dedication and achievements.




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