[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5190]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  RECOGNIZING THE DEDICATION AND SERVICE OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA'S JUDY 
                                 BENTON

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                            HON. JEFF MILLER

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 16, 2015

  Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize and 
congratulate Mrs. Judy Benton upon being awarded the Navy-Marine Corps 
Relief Society's Mrs. Grace Glenwood Higginson Lifetime Achievement 
Award. Mrs. Benton has dedicated her life to serving others, and I am 
proud to honor her service and commitment to the Northwest Florida 
community and to the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society.
  Mrs. Benton found her lifelong calling and demonstrated her 
dedication to others when she first joined the Navy-Marine Corps Relief 
Society in 1968, serving as a caseworker and Layette Items Contributor 
at Barstow and then Quantico. In 2003, Mrs. Benton joined the Pensacola 
office. Throughout her distinguished career, Mrs. Benton has proven to 
be an indispensable member of the team with an unwavering support for 
our Nation's Sailors, Marines, and their families.
  Since Mrs. Benton has been with the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society, 
she has left an indelible mark on both the Navy-Marine Corps Relief 
Society and the individuals she has served. From handling over 2,000 
cases as a Certified Society Caseworker to completing 18,000 service 
hours completed, Mrs. Benton has never wavered in her compassion and 
commitment to others. However, Mrs. Benton always goes above and beyond 
to serve those who protect and defend our Nation. After Hurricane Ivan 
devastated the Gulf Coast in 2004, Mrs. Benton volunteered for three 
straight weeks, including weekends, to help impacted families recover, 
and she also helped facilitate emergency travel for a former service 
member to quickly reach his sister and provide a kidney transplant 
needed to save her life.
  Mrs. Benton's immense dedication and selflessness has not gone 
unnoticed, and prior to receiving the Mrs. Grace Glenwood Higginson 
Lifetime Achievement Award, she received the Presidential Points of 
Light Lifetime Volunteer Award.
  Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the United States Congress, I am privileged 
to congratulate Mrs. Judy Benton and thank her for her service to the 
people of Northwest Florida and to the countless Sailors and Marines 
that she has assisted during her long tenure at the Navy-Marine Corps 
Relief Society. My wife Vicki and I wish her and her husband, Rod; 
children, Deborah, Angie, Perian, and Robert; grandchildren, Matthew, 
Jessie, and Ben, and the entire Benton family all the best.

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