[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 95 (Thursday, June 21, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1126]
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                   HONORING MAUREEN WIGGINS SHOEMAKER

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 21, 2012

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor an 
advocate of literacy and research communications, Mrs. Maureen Wiggins 
Shoemaker.
  Mrs. Shoemaker was born in Sumner, Mississippi. She attended R. H. 
Bearden Elementary School (formerly West District High School), and 
graduated from West Tallahatchie High School in 1974. She has received 
degrees from Coahoma Jr. College, Jackson State University, and also 
received a Master's in Elementary Education from Mississippi Valley 
University.
  Mrs. Shoemaker's passion for literacy led her to continue her studies 
in Library Science at Southern University in Louisiana. Mrs. Shoemaker 
has served R. H. Bearden Elementary School and West Tallahatchie High 
School faithfully through her efforts to renovate and improve the 
technology sustainability in both libraries.
  Mrs. Shoemaker has been an asset to the West Tallahatchie School 
District, due to her ability to recognize and address the dire needs of 
the students in the Tallahatchie School District. In addition, she has 
remained active in her community working with the Tallahatchie County 
Correctional Facility and Supporting Partnerships to Assure Ready Kids 
of Mississippi (SPARK). Through these partnerships, Mrs. Shoemaker has 
been able to spread her passion for literacy among supporters of all 
ages.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask our colleagues to join me in recognizing Mrs. 
Maureen Wiggins Shoemaker for her continued efforts to support literacy 
in the State of Mississippi.

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