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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SENATE RESOLUTION 642--HONORING THE LIFE, LEGACY, AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF
ANNIE GLENN
Mr. BROWN (for himself and Mr. Portman) submitted the following
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary:
S. Res. 642
Whereas Anna ``Annie'' Margaret Castor was born on February
17, 1920, in Columbus, Ohio, and grew up attending public
schools in New Concord, Ohio, with her late husband, Senator
John Glenn;
Whereas Annie and John met at ages 2 and 3, respectively,
grew up as friends and playmates, and never knew life without
the other;
Whereas Annie grew up as a competitive swimmer and a
lifeguard in her community;
Whereas Annie was a skilled musician and, in 1942, received
and turned down an offer from The Julliard School so she
could marry John Glenn;
Whereas Annie earned a Bachelor's degree in music with a
minor in secretarial science from Muskingum College in 1942;
Whereas Annie and John married on April 6, 1943, in their
hometown of New Concord, Ohio;
Whereas, whenever the family moved, Annie Glenn would serve
as a church organist in her new community;
Whereas Annie Glenn gave birth to a son, David, in 1945,
and a daughter, Lynn, in 1947;
Whereas Annie Glenn battled a severe stuttering impediment
for more than 5 decades;
Whereas, to manage her speech impediment, Annie Glenn
developed creative strategies that allowed her to function in
public life;
Whereas, in 1973, at the age of 53, Annie Glenn
participated in an intensive speech program at the
Communications Research Institute at Hollins University in
Roanoke, Virginia, that gave her the skills to transform the
stutter and become an avid public speaker;
Whereas, following the speech program, Annie Glenn played a
leading role during the subsequent political campaigns of her
husband, John Glenn;
Whereas, in 1983, Annie Glenn received an award from the
American Speech and Hearing Association for ``providing an
inspiring model for people with communicative disorders'';
Whereas, in 1987, the National Association for Hearing and
Speech honored Annie Glenn by presenting the first annual
``Annie Glenn Award'' for achieving distinction despite
having a communicative disorder to actor James Earl Jones;
Whereas other notable recipients of the Annie Glenn Award
include actress Julie Andrews, Representative Gabby Giffords,
journalist Bob Woodruff, and Vice President Joe Biden;
Whereas Annie Glenn, as an active community member,
advocated on behalf of children, the elderly, and individuals
with disabilities;
Whereas Annie Glenn served--
(1) as a member of the advisory board for the National
Center for Survivors of Childhood Abuse;
(2) on the advisory board for the National First Ladies'
Library;
(3) on the National Institute on Deafness and Other
Communication Disorders Advisory Council of the National
Institutes of Health; and
(4) as a member of the advisory panel of the Central Ohio
Speech and Hearing Association;
Whereas Annie Glenn and John Glenn served on the Board of
Trustees of Muskingum University and on the Advisory Board of
the John Glenn School of Public Affairs at The Ohio State
University;
Whereas Annie Glenn served as a member of the Ohio Women's
Hall of Fame and, in 1999, was inducted into the Hall of
Excellence of the Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges;
Whereas Annie Glenn had the distinguishing quality of
making everyone she encountered feel heard, important, and
empowered;
Whereas Annie Glenn made Ohio and the United States proud
all her life as an advocate, philanthropist, mother,
grandmother, partner, mentor, and friend, and will be
remembered for her work to lift others up, including
individuals who struggled with communicative disorders; and
Whereas Annie Glenn died on May 19, 2020, at the age of 100
and will be remembered for her legacy in speech and hearing
therapy and for her dedication to--
(1) people with communicative disorders;
(2) her family; and
(3) her community: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate honors the life, legacy, and
achievements of Annie Glenn, a leading advocate for people
with communicative disorders.
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