[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12020]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO MRS. PAT WALKER

  (Mr. WOMACK asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. WOMACK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to remember the life of Pat 
Walker of Springdale, Arkansas, who passed away on September 3 at the 
age of 97.
  Pat was a northwest Arkansas icon whose spirit of philanthropy 
touched so many lives. She not only provided critical resources for 
charities involved in medicine, the arts, education, and her beloved 
Razorbacks, but she also inspired those around her to get involved and 
be of service to their fellow man.
  She was steadfastly dedicated to our community, and the honors 
bestowed upon Pat are evidence of this. A member of the Arkansas 
Women's Hall of Fame, Pat was named one of the Most Distinguished Women 
in Arkansas. She was a lifetime member of the Winthrop P. Rockefeller 
Cancer Institute, the 2002 American Heart Association Tiffany award 
recipient, inducted into the Towers of Old Main, and was a member of 
the University of Arkansas Chancellor's Society and given the 
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Distinguished Service 
Award.
  Northwest Arkansas will long remember the contributions made by Pat 
Walker, and we join her 2 children, 7 grandchildren, and 15 great-
grandchildren in celebrating her wonderful life.

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