[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 99 (Wednesday, July 6, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1232]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  IN REMEMBRANCE OF HELEN AGNES POWELL

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 6, 2011

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in remembrance of Mrs. Helen 
Agnes Powell on the occasion of her passing.
  Mrs. Powell was born on September 24, 1926 and was one of four 
siblings. She graduated from Garfield Heights High School in 1944 and 
upon graduation assisted in the war effort by working at a factory 
located at Harvard and Broadway Avenues that produced military 
equipment.
  Her two brothers, John and Lawrence, both served in the military. 
John was mortally wounded fighting in Burma and passed away on June 11, 
1944, which deeply affected Helen. Her brother Lawrence served in the 
8th Army Air Corp and fought in the Battle of the Bulge.
  Mrs. Powell met her husband Bob Powell in 1941, but he soon left to 
join the Navy. They married on September 24, 1947 and had four 
children: Robert Jr., Deborah, Grace and Marie.
  Helen was a full-time mother and after her husband was severely 
injured in a construction accident, she took care of him. Aside from 
her family, Helen and her mother were extremely active in the VFW Post 
3445 in Garfield Heights. Both Helen and Bob also helped to establish a 
VFW post in Aurora.
  Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me in remembrance of Mrs. 
Helen Agnes Powell, a woman whose biggest joy was bringing her family 
together and was completely dedicated to her husband, children, 
grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.

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