[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 51 (Tuesday, May 3, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                   RETIREMENT OF MAYOR EVELYN M. LORD

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                            HON. JACK BROOKS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 3, 1994

  Mr. BROOKS. Mr. Speaker, it is my very great honor to take this 
opportunity to recognize the record of outstanding success that the 
mayor of my hometown of Beaumont, TX, has established as both a member 
of the Beaumont City Council and, since 1990, as a mayor of uncommon 
ability and vision.
  At the end of her term this year, Mayor Evelyn M. Lord will retire 
and the city of Beaumont will recognize her years of service on 
Wednesday, May 4, 1994, at a reception in her honor.
  The people of Beaumont have been fortunate to have a person with such 
dedication, integrity, and candor lead them at city hall. Evelyn Lord 
has demonstrated time and again that she can handle the hard issues and 
is a leader who can make the difficult decisions.
  Time and time again, Evelyn Lord's tireless and constructive work on 
behalf of the people of Beaumont has underscored the depths and 
seriousness of her commitment to manage the affairs of Beaumont 
effectively and efficiently. She has enormous ability and all of 
Beaumont will miss her stewardship.
  I have had a close and effective working relationship with the mayor 
and I have always been able to count on her when I needed help for a 
project important to the people of Beaumont. We have worked well 
together because we share some of the same beliefs about the proper 
role of government in a democratic political system. She believes, as I 
do, that government should address the real needs and real problems 
that people face in their daily lives.
  I think the people of Beaumont will miss Evelyn Lord's leadership, 
but she will always know that she has good friends who respect her 
work. So I want to wish her the very best that life has to offer as she 
enjoys the fruits of a productive retirement. At this time, I would 
like to submit the attached biography which details the fascinating 
record of public service built over a lifetime of good works:

              Evelyn M. Lord, Mayor, City of Beaumont, TX

       Evelyn Lord came to Beaumont, Texas, via Massachusetts 
     where she was born; Delaware, where she served as an urban 
     renewal executive and as a State Senator; Kentucky, where she 
     practiced law and was Administrative Assistant to the County 
     Judge; and Northern Ireland where she served in several civic 
     capacities as well as writing a weekly column on life in 
     Northern Ireland for an American newspaper. The multi-moves 
     were brought about as the du Pont company transferred her 
     husband, Sam.
       In 1980 she was elected to Beaumont's City Council and in 
     1982 she was elected as Mayor Protem. Plans to run for mayor 
     in 1984 were put on the back burner as she returned with her 
     husband for a second five-year stint in Londonderry, Northern 
     Ireland. Sixteen months after her return in December of 1988, 
     she was elected Mayor in 1990.
       Mayor Lord has her Bachelor's degree from Boston 
     University, her Masters from the University of Delaware and 
     her Juris Doctor from the University of Louisville's School 
     of Law. She is the recipient of many honors, the latest being 
     named The Neches River Festival 1993 Man of the Year, being 
     elected to the Executive Board of the U.S. Conference of 
     Mayors, and being chosen as Leadership Beaumont's Outstanding 
     Graduate.
       She emphasizes the value and necessity for the volunteer in 
     community activities and sets the example by actively serving 
     on several executive bodies including the United Way 
     Trustees, the Boards of Directors of the Art Museum, Symphony 
     Society, Energy Museum, Boy Scout Council, the Council for 
     the Beaumont State Center and the Beaumont Community 
     Foundation. She was the Vice Chairman of the United Way's 
     1992 Campaign and chaired the 1993 United Way effort.
       She and Dr. Lord have four sons and a daughter.

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