[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 58 (Tuesday, April 21, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E911]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   TRIBUTE TO LULU MAE TURNER HOOVER

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                           HON. ED WHITFIELD

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 21, 2009

  Mr. WHITFIELD. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize one of 
Kentucky's most esteemed residents and community servants, Lulu Mae 
Turner Hoover. Born on January 28, 1938 in Wayne County, she was the 
third of 12 children born to Clyde and Wilmuth Penticuff Turner. She 
married Welby Hoover on April 8, 1956 and the couple had three 
children.
  Throughout her life Mae contributed greatly to not only her 
community, but the entire Commonwealth of Kentucky. She started the 
annual Food for the Needy Drive in Russell County which now feeds 
nearly 300 families every year at Christmas time. Together with her 
husband Welby, they started the Lakefest Celebration on the square in 
Jamestown which is held every 4th of July. From 1987 to 1988, she 
served as State Representative for Russell, Clinton, Wayne and 
Cumberland counties, a post also held by her husband and son. Mae was 
President of the Kentucky Federation of Republican Women; a member of 
the Board of Directors of the Russell County Chamber of Commerce and 
the Lake Cumberland Area Development District; a member of the Russell 
County Jaycee Hall of Fame and Chamber of Commerce Hall of Fame; 
Russell County Business and Professional Women's Club ``Woman of the 
Year;'' received the Russell County Tourism Commission ``Distinguished 
Service Award;'' and served as a Delegate to the 1992 Republican 
National Convention in New Orleans.
  Mae passed away on June 6, 2008. For all her accomplishments, Mae 
treasured her family above all else. Her life serves as a shining 
example to us all of the importance of giving back to your community 
and living life to the fullest.

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