[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 10]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 14725-14726]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   A TRIBUTE IN HONOR OF MARGARET BELTRAMO RECIPIENT OF THE 2015 ST. 
                         MADELEINE SOPHIE AWARD

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                           HON. ANNA G. ESHOO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 22, 2015

  Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring 
the recipients of the sixteenth annual St. Madeleine Sophie Awards, 
given by Sacred Heart Schools (SHS), Atherton, California. The 
recipients of this prestigious and highly regarded recognition are 
individuals in the SHS community who have made a sustained and 
significant contribution to the Schools and embody the Goals and 
Criteria of a Sacred Heart education. Their commitment to the mission 
of a Sacred Heart education is a source of great inspiration to our 
entire community. This awards celebration will be held on September 23, 
2015, in the Eileen Sullivan Connolly Auditorium in the Campbell Center 
for the Performing Arts at Sacred Heart Schools in Atherton.
  Margaret Beltramo has given generously of her time, considerable 
talents, and devotion to the Mission of the Society of the Sacred 
Heart.
  Margaret was born in South San Francisco, California, and moved to 
Portola Valley when she was three months old. She attended local 
schools, including Portola Valley Elementary School, Notre Dame High 
School, and University of Notre Dame de Namur, Belmont. She and her 
husband Dan, who met at a New Year's Eve dinner-dance in Menlo Park in 
1964, have been married since 1966. They have two children, Dan, Jr. 
and Diana and four beautiful grandchildren, Lisa, Sara, Emily, and 
Thomas.
  Margaret serves her community in many capacities, and was 
instrumental in founding

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Families in Transition, an organization that served the people of East 
Palo Alto. She has left an indelible mark on the SHS campus, beginning 
with the Mothers' Club, which she was President of. In the late 1970's, 
she assisted the Director of Schools in a search for a new Montessori 
Director which brought Mary Gebhart to the position, strengthening the 
Montessori school immeasurably.
  In 1980, she joined the School's first Capital Campaign Committee 
which raised over $3.5 million to build the new McGanney Gymnasium and 
Sports Center in 1984. As a member of the Board of Trustees from 1981 
to 1989, Margaret was involved with the painful decision to close the 
Boarding School and the challenging decision to make the school 
coeducational. These were exciting times for Sacred Heart, but what 
Margaret Beltramo is best remembered for is the establishment of the 
Sacred Heart Auction, a critical component of SHS's fund raising 
efforts.
  Mr. Speaker, I have known and admired Margaret Beltramo for more than 
four decades and I am blessed to call her my friend. As the mothers of 
children who grew up together and were educated by the Religious of the 
Sacred Heart, I saw first-hand how her organizational skills and 
dedication helped to expand SHS and build for a sound future. That's 
why Margaret Beltramo's talents and contributions on behalf of SHS are 
worthy of the St. Madeleine Sophie Award.
  I ask the entire House of Representatives to join me in honoring the 
extraordinary work and contributions of Margaret Beltramo and 
congratulate her on being honored with the 2015 St. Madeleine Sophie 
Award. She has bettered our community and strengthened our country with 
all she has accomplished.

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