i now yield to my friend, cookman o'halleran, from arizona. mr. o'halleran: today i join my colleagues to remember and honor a true patriot. someone i was honored to know nd call a dear friend. jeri hied a long, full life, beyond reproach. she was dedicated to serving arizona. she was a teacher for more than four decades. she was a passionate advocate for the rights of women and underrepresented groups. i mourn with our state when she passed away last month. at the age of 104. jeri inspired people from every corner of arizona and across the nation. and that will be her lasting legacy. i am in awe of what she has seen and what she has accomplished in her lifetime. she witnessed history unfold. from the suffrage movement to the nomination of the first female president candidate. at the national convention, the world saw jeri as we all in arizona knew her. full of life and zeile. and she proudly represented arizona for such a historic moment. i will never forget the wisdom she shared with me over the years. she was truly an inspiration to all of us a