[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5336]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING ANDY GRIFFIN

  (Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize 
Andy Griffin of Glen Carbon, Illinois, for being named the American 
Association of Nurse Anesthetist's Advocate of the Year.
  Andy currently serves as president-elect on the board for the 
Illinois Association of Nurse Anesthetists, as well as their Federal 
political director. Andy also serves as the director of the Nurse 
Anesthesia program at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. 
Andy uses his dual roles as an advocate and a teacher to bring young 
nurse anesthetist students to Washington, D.C. each year to meet with 
their congressional offices.
  In his spare time Andy volunteers at his church in Maryville and 
mentors children every summer at the Lake Williamson Christian Camp. He 
uses his training and passion in music to help children connect with 
their faith.
  In addition to mentoring children within his community, Andy is a 
loving husband to his wife, Valerie, and a great father to their four 
children. Andy's coworkers, family, and friends can attest to his 
selflessness and tireless devotion to helping others and advocating on 
their behalf.
  We should all aspire to be as compassionate and dedicated as Andy 
Griffin. I am proud to call him my constituent and even more proud to 
call Andy Griffin my friend.

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