[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 39 (Thursday, March 11, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E402]
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                     TRIBUTE TO LILLIAN WEST-ADAMS

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 11, 1999

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, today I pay tribute in 
memory of a dear friend who recently passed away, Mrs. Lillian West-
Adams. Mrs. West-Adams was indeed a friend to me and many people in her 
community and will be missed by all.
  Mrs. West-Adams was born December 17, 1940 in Bolton, MS. She was the 
third of four children. Her education began in the elementary and 
secondary schools of Hinds County Public School System. She went on to 
receive a Bachelor of Science Degree in Home Economics from Alcorn 
College in Lorman, MS.
  She left Alcorn for Chicago after receiving her degree. It was there 
where Lillian accepted a teaching position with the Chicago Board of 
Education. It was also in Chicago where she met and later married Mr. 
Lonnie E. Adams. This union was blessed with one daughter, Larissa J. 
Adams. Education and enriching the lives of young people became her 
lifelong commitment.
  Mrs. West-Adams will always be remembered as a warm and giving 
person. Whether it was her family, friends or community, she was 
willing to go the extra mile. In closing Mr. Speaker, I would like to 
say that Mrs. Lillian West-Adams made a tremendous contribution to the 
future of America by imparting knowledge to countless numbers of young 
people. My prayers go out to her family.

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