[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 12959]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    IN RECOGNITION OF THE 101ST BIRTHDAY OF GERALDINE (JERRY) EMMETT

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                          HON. KYRSTEN SINEMA

                               of arizona

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 27, 2015

  Ms. SINEMA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Mrs. Geraldine 
Emmett, who celebrated her 101st birthday on July 18, 2015. 
Affectionately known as Jerry by everyone, she is one of Arizona's 
oldest living Democrats, a beloved educator and the founder of the 
Democratic Women of Prescott Area (DWPA).
  Jerry graduated from Northern Arizona University Teacher's College in 
1937 and for 45 years taught in communities throughout Arizona, 
including the Navajo Reservation, the small town of Seligman along 
Route 66, Tombstone, Scottsdale and Phoenix, before retiring and moving 
to Prescott 25 years ago. Then, at the age of 75, Jerry launched the 
DWPA and helped build it into the dynamic grassroots program that it is 
today.
  Jerry has been a vital asset to every school and community she has 
touched throughout the years, and I proudly count myself among the many 
who have been inspired by her tenacity, vision and sincere belief in 
Arizona's greatness. Members, I ask you to join me in wishing Jerry 
Emmett a Happy 101st Birthday and thank her for all that she had done 
for Arizona and our nation.

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