To have the President of the United States formally recognize the life and accomplishments of the woman knows as Patty Duke. Mental Health advocate, military families advocate, US veteran advocate and an American entertainer with talents beyond description. Her real name was Anna Marie Duke-Pearce but she used her stage name of Patty Duke to bring attention to issues that really mattered to Americans. Mental health awareness, using her own mental health issues as a way to inform others that mental health care was and is paramount for those who cannot speak for themselves. She personally provided words of support to those she encountered and she has provided testimony to members and committees of the US Congress. She was "America's Sweetheart". She was a TRUE Miracle Worker.
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