June 21, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 105 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    THANKING MRS. KATHLEEN MIRABILE

  (Mr. PAPPAS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PAPPAS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize my high school 
U.S. history teacher, Kathleen Mirabile, who retired last week after 
serving the Manchester School District for 49 years, 42 of those at my 
alma mater of Central High School.
  Mrs. Mirabile is a Central High institution, and her passion for her 
subject matter and dedication to her profession made her an exemplary 
teacher. She was a longtime leader of the social studies department and 
the National Honor Society.
  She gave back to her community in many ways, including leading 
efforts locally to preserve and share the history of Manchester.
  Mrs. Mirabile knows that history is not simply a collection of dates, 
facts and figures; it is about people. We must understand it or be 
bound to repeat it.
  I think of her lessons on a regular basis, and so do thousands of New 
Hampshire students who have walked through her classroom doors.
  On behalf of the people of New Hampshire's First District, I thank 
Mrs. Mirabile for incredible service and wish her the best in her well-
deserved retirement.

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