[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 99 (Tuesday, June 29, 2010)]
[House]
[Pages H4912-H4913]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING RUBY BATTS ARCHIE

  (Mr. PERRIELLO asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. PERRIELLO. Madam Speaker, on Saturday, southern Virginia lost a 
legend, a lion, and a beloved leader.

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Ruby Batts Archie, at the age of 76, passed away. She had been an 
educator in our community for 37 years. She had been the mayor of 
Danville from 1998 to 2000, and served on the city council for 16 
years. She was just a few days from finally retiring from the council 
to spend more time with her grandchildren.
  She was a tireless educator; she was a fearless leader. She always 
put the interests of the people in her community ahead, being willing 
to work with people from all parties, my predecessor, Mr. Goode, 
myself, people in the city, people in the county. For her, this was a 
matter of faith; it was a matter of fairness. She will be deeply 
missed.
  We pray for her, for her family, and for all of those who served with 
her. It was an honor to have a chance to work with her to make Danville 
and southern Virginia a better place. And we look forward to what Mayor 
Sherman Saunders has called her everlasting legacy.

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