[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 139 (Thursday, September 29, 1994)]
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                  TRIBUTE TO THE LATE MRS. LUCILE SIMS

  Mr. THURMOND. Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute to a dear 
friend, Lucile Sims, who recently passed away at the age of 100.
  In the course of her life, Mrs. Sims became involved in a number of 
activities and made many contributions to South Carolina. A graduate of 
Winthrop College, an institution that specialized in training teachers, 
Mrs. Sims held several jobs in the educational field which included 
teaching in the Orangeburg public schools, starting one of the area's 
first kindergartens, and beginning the first nursery for 
underprivileged children.
  Additionally, Mrs. Sims wrote a column for the Editor's Copy 
Syndicate, an editorial and feature service for newspapers that she and 
her late husband, Hugo S. Sims, Sr., founded. In a tribute to the Sims' 
foresight, the Editor's Copy continues to be a valuable tool for 
journalists.
  Mrs. Sims activities and contributions went beyond that of her 
teaching and writing. During World War II, she served as the chairman 
of the Women's Division of the Civilian Defense Force; she was a 
lifelong member of the St. Paul Methodist Church; and she was an 
enthusiastic participant in Orangeburg's Little Theater. Her work as a 
civic leader, and dedicated mother led to her being awarded the title 
of Mother of the Year in 1959, and I was pleased to host a delegation 
luncheon in her honor that March.
  Mr. President, Mrs. Sims was a woman who was a friend to everyone, 
regardless of their race or creed, and she worked hard to help make her 
community a better place for all of its citizens. This most gracious 
lady will be missed by all those who knew her, and I would like to take 
this opportunity to extend my deepest sympathies to her three sons; 
former Congressman Hugo Sims; Edward Sims, publisher of the Editor's 
Copy; and, Henry Sims, who has served in many of South Carolina's State 
offices. Each of them can take great pride in their mother and her many 
accomplishments, as well as their own.

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