[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 91 (Wednesday, June 25, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1325]
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                           DR. BETTY SHABAZZ

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                        HON. BARBARA B. KENNELLY

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 25, 1997

  Mrs. KENNELLY of Connecticut. It is with great sadness that I mark 
the passage of one of our generations' remarkable women--Dr. Betty 
Shabazz. She first became known to us in tragedy, and she leaves us in 
tragedy. But in the 30 years between her husband's assassination and 
her own death, she led a life filled with family, friends, and 
achievement.
  One of her daughters said she wanted to think of her mother's death 
as a transition. And that would be a good way to think of her life as 
well. She lived all the drama and change of her generation. We saw her 
transition from a young woman, mother of six little children, who had 
seen her husband murdered before her eyes to a universally admired 
speaker for social justice and civil rights. We came to know her as a 
respected professional in the fields of nursing, public health 
administration, and education. To those closest to her, she was mother, 
confidante, friend. But to many others, she was role model, 
trailblazer, and inspiration. America is richer for her life and her 
contributions, and she will be greatly missed.
  The love Betty Shabazz bore her husband survived his death. The love 
she bore her children and their children will survive her death. I know 
I join with my colleagues in offering my deepest sympathy to her 
family.

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