[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 26 (Monday, February 25, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E177-E178]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          HONORING ANNIE LARRY

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, February 25, 2013

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a 
courageous woman of the community, Mrs. Annie Larry.
  Annie Larry, a lifelong resident of Rolling Fork, MS was born August 
4, 1962. She is the sixth of ten children born to the late Mariah and 
Herman Larry. Annie has been married to Nathaniel Pinkins for twenty-
six years, and they have four children.

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  Mrs. Larry graduated from Rolling Fork High School in 1981. She went 
on to receive an Associate Degree in 1983 from Mississippi Delta 
Community College. In 2009 Annie became the first female volunteer 
firewoman in Rolling Fork, MS.
  Annie is the Founder and President of the gospel group, Southern 
Truth, of which she started 17 years ago. She is a member of House of 
Peace, under the leadership of Apostle Linda Sweezer.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Mrs. Annie 
Larry for her dedication to serving others and giving back to the 
community she grew up in.

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