[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15628]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  CONGRATULATING LAURETTE KITTLER ON HER INDUCTION INTO ST. BENEDICT 
                 PREPARATORY SCHOOL ALUMNI HALL OF FAME

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                           HON. MIKE QUIGLEY

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 2, 2015

  Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Mrs. Laurette 
Kittler, retired Drama Teacher, St. Benedict Preparatory School, on her 
induction into their Alumni Hall of Fame.
  From the 1950s to the mid 1990s, Mrs. Laurette Kittler not only 
taught several generations of St. Benedict High School students, but 
inspired them to be better people. In teaching drama, Mrs. Kittler was 
able to marry her love of theater with her love of teaching, and 
because of this she was able to bring a strong dedication to the 
classroom. Mrs. Kittler was always willing to put in the extra effort, 
staying after hours to help her students flourish. Mrs. Kittler played 
a big part in her students' lives, instilling them with a dynamism and 
confidence that would help them succeed in their future undertakings.
  Respected by her peers and students alike her classrooms were always 
full of passion and admiration. The hallmark of a great teacher is the 
lasting influence they leave on their students, and Mrs. Kittler's 
legacy is one of distinction. Mrs. Kittler was described by her former 
students as, a ``Guiding light'', ``a strong positive force'', and 
``the best [teacher] I ever had''.
  The importance of great teachers cannot be over stated, and so for 
her decades of service Mrs. Kittler will be inducted in to the St. 
Benedict's Alumni Hall of Fame on October 24th. She will also have a 
scholarship set up in her honor that will be given out to a St. 
Benedict high school drama student.
  Mr. Speaker, I applaud Mrs. Laurette Kittler for her invaluable and 
exemplary leadership to the many students she has taught. I ask that my 
colleagues join me in congratulating Mrs. Kittler on an accomplished 
career and a well-deserved honor.

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