[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 7063]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




       RECOGNIZING FAVIL WEST, NEVADA SENIOR OF THE YEAR FOR 2015

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                          HON. JOSEPH J. HECK

                               of nevada

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 15, 2015

  Mr. HECK of Nevada. Mr. Speaker, I come to the floor today to 
recognize and commend my constituent Favil West on being named Nevada 
Senior Citizen of the Year for 2015.
  Favil is a resident of Henderson, Nevada, where he has lived with 
Pat, his wife of 54 years, since 2000.
  A tireless advocate for southern Nevada's senior community, Favil co-
founded The Foundation Assisting Seniors to improve the lives of 
seniors in his own community through programs designed to assist 
seniors in times of illness, recovery, confinement at home, and coping 
with loss of a loved one.
  Among the most pressing challenges facing our senior communities are 
the health and safety risks that come with living alone.
  Favil worked with the Foundation Assisting Seniors to develop a 
solution to this challenge.
  Last fall, Favil developed the HowRU Program, an effort specifically 
designed to minimize risks of living alone by maintaining daily contact 
with their senior clients.
  The program calls the subscriber daily at a designated time to see if 
they are doing okay.
  Think of the peace of mind that daily contact brings not only the 
seniors who participate, but also their family members.
  That peace of mind is the result of Favil's devotion to serving 
fellow senior citizens in his community. I congratulate Favil West on 
being named Nevada Senior Citizen of the Year for 2015.

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