[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 207 (Friday, December 22, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2449]
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                      TRIBUTE TO REV. CORA PALMER

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                            HON. JON D. FOX

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, December 22, 1995

  Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to 
Rev. Cora Lee Palmer, pastor of St. John A.M.E. Church of Conshohocken 
who died on November 9 in Misericordia Hospital in Philadelphia.
  Reverend Palmer was both a spiritual and community leader in my home 
district of Montgomery County, PA, where she was a member of the A.M.E. 
Preachers Association and the Conshohocken Ministerium.
  Born in Clinton, SC, Reverend Palmer lived in the city of 
Philadelphia for more than 50 years. She attended Eastern College in 
St. David's, PA. Reverend Palmer's leadership and spiritual guidance 
extended beyond the boundaries of her church and were a beacon to many 
in the borough of Conshohocken. I was proud to have known her and was 
thrilled when she invited me to her church to meet those congregants 
who look up to her and counted on her for counsel.
  Mr. Speaker, Reverend Palmer is survived by her husband, James; her 
two sons, Dennis McDuffy of Willingboro, NJ, and Rev. Eugene McDuffy of 
Thorndale, PA. She is also survived by a daughter, Carol McDuffy Kimble 
of Philadelphia; her father, Thomas Fant of Chicago, IL; a half 
brother, Thomas Fant, Jr., of Great Neck, NY, as well as 17 
grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.
  Her passing has left a void in the hearts of many in Conshohocken and 
throughout the Delaware Valley region. We will all miss her powerful 
leadership, her dedication to faith, and her belief in the goodness in 
people. Mr. Speaker, Montgomery County is a little poorer because of 
her loss but we are grateful to have had her among us for so many 
years.

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