WASHINGTON D.C. - U.S. Congressman Dan Boren today delivered the following speech on the floor of the House of Representatives to congratulate Kim Henry on her appointment as Executive Director of the Sarkeys Foundation:
“Today Madam Speaker, I rise to congratulate one of Oklahoma’s “great” women, Kim Henry, our state’s first lady and the wife of our outstanding Governor, Brad Henry.
Born in Norman and raised in Shawnee, Mrs. Henry would mature into a confident and independent woman, who would eventually find her calling as a public school teacher.
Throughout her tenure as Oklahoma’s first lady she as been a devoted mother of three beautiful daughters, and a member of numerous charitable organizations.
One of those prominent Oklahoma organizations is the influential Sarkeys Foundation.
Formed in 1962 by S.J. Sarkeys, the Sarkeys Foundation has contributed over 55 million dollars to various Oklahoma cultural and economic initiatives.
Last week the Sarkeys foundation asked Mrs. Henry to be its executive director.
This is a significant moment in her life, and for the State of Oklahoma.
Congratulations to Oklahoma’s First Lady, Kim Henry.
Your hard work and dedication to the state of Oklahoma doesn’t go unnoticed.
I yield back.”
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