[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 55 (Tuesday, April 17, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E550]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     RECOGNIZING MS. LUVENIA BREAUX

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                        HON. CEDRIC L. RICHMOND

                              of louisiana

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 17, 2012

  Mr. RICHMOND. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Ms. Luvenia Breaux, 
a New Orleans resident and a member of the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps 
during World War II. Today, I wish to publicly pay tribute to Ms. 
Breaux's service to our country as her family celebrates her life and 
mourns her passing at the age of 94.
  Members of the Women's Army Corps were the first women other than 
nurses to serve within the ranks of the United States Army. Their 
contributions to the war effort are widely heralded. After completing 
her service in the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps, Ms. Breaux returned to 
Louisiana and dedicated her life to serving the children of New 
Orleans. Described as ``the kind of person who saw a need and was 
aggressive enough to act on it,'' as the cafeteria manager in the 
1950s, Ms. Breaux instituted a free breakfast program for students at 
Mcdonogh No. 24 Elementary School because she realized that a proper 
breakfast would increase the students' ability to learn. She also went 
to the homes of students who were falling behind academically to 
encourage and support their academic development. Ms. Breaux was a 
member of the Second Free Mission Baptist Church for 90 years. Family 
and friends fondly remember her striking hats that she wore to church.
  Ms. Breaux successfully raised and mentored five children, ten 
grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. She is also survived by 
ten grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Her powerful legacy 
will live on in each of her surviving relatives and will continue to 
inspire the many members of the community whose lives she touched.
  I wish to join with Ms. Breaux's family in celebrating her exemplary 
life.

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