[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6129]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                         TRIBUTE TO JANE TUCKER

  (Mr. PERRY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PERRY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Jane Tucker of 
Dallastown, Pennsylvania, who was honored at today's Congressional 
Victims' Rights Caucus Awards.
  Jane endured years of life-threatening physical and mental abuse at 
the hands of her first husband in the 1950s. With tenacity and 
perseverance, she devoted decades of her life to founding ACCESS-York, 
York County, Pennsylvania's service provider for victims fleeing 
domestic violence.
  Jane continues to this very day, this very moment, as a volunteer at 
ACCESS-York, and she serves as the inspiration and motivation to 
countless victims who turn to ACCESS-York for help, understanding and 
protection. She is the epitome of resilience, strength, compassion and 
integrity. From a battered mother to a founding mother of ACCESS-York, 
Jane Tucker's life is a story of triumph over tragedy, and I am 
absolutely proud and humbled to be part of honoring her accomplishment 
with the unsung hero award today.

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