[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 112 (Wednesday, July 9, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1420]
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                        HONORING EMMA ABERNATHY

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                         HON. MARSHA BLACKBURN

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 9, 2008

  Mrs. BLACKBURN. Madam Speaker, this June, the Fort Campbell community 
honored the life and service of a trusted and treasured teacher, the 
late Emma Green Evans Abernathy.
  A dedicated teacher for over 40 years, Emma touched countless lives, 
especially during her time teaching at Marshall Elementary on Fort 
Campbell. She provided much wisdom, encouragement, and counsel to 
military children and their parents by drawing upon her own experience 
as a military spouse.
  After earning a degree in Elementary Education from Morris College in 
South Carolina, Emma later studied at South Carolina State College and 
Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee. Emma actively 
served as a member of Soldier's Chapel on Fort Campbell, where she 
taught Sunday school, sang in the choir, and served as the Sunday 
School Superintendent. In addition, Emma contributed her time to such 
civic groups as the Order of the Eastern Star, the NAACP, and Alpha 
Kappa Alpha Sorority.
  Along with Emma's husband, James Abernathy, her children and 
grandchildren, the entire Fort Campbell and Clarksville community 
celebrates the life of this remarkable woman.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in reflecting on the 
outstanding example of balancing family, business and community service 
that Emma set. Many Tennesseans are better for having known her.

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