[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 26 (Thursday, February 16, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E213]
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                   TRIBUTE TO JORIE DANIELS STEADMAN

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                         HON. JAMES E. CLYBURN

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, February 16, 2012

  Mr. CLYBURN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a 
constituent who was a faithful supporter, and tremendous neighbor, and 
a fantastic elementary school teacher to two of my three daughters. 
Mrs. Jorie Daniels Steadman passed away on December 4, 2011, but her 
remarkable spirit lives on in all those whose lives she touched 
including my own.
  Jorie Daniels Steadman was a South Carolina native; the daughter of 
the late Joe and Louckrisher Daniels. She graduated from Booker T. 
Washington High School in Columbia, South Carolina and attended 
Benedict College where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 
Education, with a minor in Music. She completed a Master's degree in 
Education from Indiana University. She was awarded a cosmetology 
teaching certificate from Florida A&M University. Additional studies 
were conducted at the University of South Carolina and Columbia 
College.
  She began her 40-year teaching career at Crossroads Elementary. She 
also taught at Florence C. Benson, Hand Middle School, and W.G. Sanders 
Middle School in Columbia, South Carolina, where she taught my two 
youngest daughters, Jennifer and Angela. She also inspired students at 
Lemon Elementary School, in Marietta, Georgia; Washington High School, 
Atlanta, GA; and Butler School, Barnwell, South Carolina. After 
retirement, she guided young minds at V.V. Reid School.
  Ms. Steadman became a licensed cosmetologist in 1952. She perfected 
her craft in several salons before opening Jorie's Beauty Salon in 
1959. Jorie had hundreds of clients from professional women to pre-
school children. Her appointment book was always full and she never 
turned customers away. Jorie also shared her talents in the cosmetology 
industry by writing a weekly column, Beauty Tips, in the Palmetto Times 
to inspire and motivate young women to be beautiful on the inside and 
the outside.
  She was a political activist in the Greenview neighborhood we shared. 
She served on the House District 73 Development Council, the Farrow 
Terrace-Farrow Hills Community Organization, and the Greenview Senior 
Citizens Club. She also was a precinct worker at my home precinct at 
Greenview Park. Her other memberships included the North Columbia Civic 
Club, the Eau Claire Community Council, the Booker T. Washington Alumni 
Club, the South Carolina Legislative Black Caucus Associate, the 
American Association of University Women, the National Education 
Association, the South Carolina Education Association, the Richland 
County Education Association, and the Richland County Education 
Association-Retired.
  After retirement, Jorie devoted time to her alma mater. She was a 
member of the Benedict College Alumni Club #2, the Benedict College 
National Alumni Club, the Benedict College Booster Club, and served as 
the past president of the Benedict College Parent Advisory Council. She 
could often be found at Benedict College football games encouraging 
alumni to support her beloved school ``where the golden sunshine 
falls.''
  She was a lifelong member of Bethlehem Baptist Church and was 
actively involved in the Gethsemane Baptist Association Women's 
Auxiliary and Young People's Christian Assembly. Jorie served as the 
past president of the Trustee Wives Ministry, past president of Senior 
Missionary Society, and past president and secretary of the Jubilee 
Choir. As an accomplished musician, Jorie also served as organist and 
choir director in churches throughout the Midlands. She offered 
faithful service at Zion Benevolent Baptist, Veighle Chapel Baptist 
Church, Greater St. Luke Baptist Church, Second Nazareth Baptist 
Church, and Antioch Baptist Church.
  In 1969, she married to Lee Vince Steadman, with whom she shared 42 
years of marriage. The couple had three children: LaVerne Steadman, 
Melita Steadman Williams, and Lee Vince Steadman, Jr.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask you and our colleagues to join me in celebrating 
the life of Jorie Daniels Steadman. This ordinary citizen did 
extraordinary things that impacted so many people in her community. She 
was an extraordinary example of how one person can make a tremendous 
difference through their service to others. Jorie will be sorely 
missed, but her legacy lives on in each of those whose lives she 
affected in a positive way.

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