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REMEMBERING AND HONORING ELEANOR ``SANDY'' TORREY WEST
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HON. EARL L. ``BUDDY'' CARTER
of georgia
in the house of representatives
Thursday, February 11, 2021
Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I rise today with a heavy heart to remember and honor Mrs. Eleanor, or ``Sandy,'' Torrey West, who passed away on January 17th at the age of one hundred and eight.
Mrs. West was known as a woman who embodied the spirit of Ossabaw Island, which is the third-largest of Georgia's barrier islands, just south of Savannah.
She established the Ossabaw Island Project in the 1960s and the Genesis Project in the 1970s as ways to allow students, artists, writers, scientists, ecologists, philosophers, and other intellectuals and creative thinkers to reconnect with the natural world, and with each other.
In the late 1970s, Mrs. West spearheaded her family's effort to assure that Ossabaw Island would remain preserved and protected.
She was the champion of Ossabaw, and her enthusiastic, joyful spirit shined in everything she did. Throughout Mrs. West's long, prosperous life, she inspired countless individuals. I am so thankful for her many contributions to Georgia's First District, and I know her legacy will continue for years to come.
My thoughts and prayers are with her family, friends, and all who knew her during this most difficult time.
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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 26
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