[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 53 (Thursday, April 18, 2013)]
[House]
[Pages H2147-H2148]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       REMEMBERING BARBARA WILLKE

  (Mr. WENSTRUP asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. WENSTRUP. Mr. Speaker, I stand before you today with great 
sadness. This weekend, the movement on behalf of life lost a passionate 
leader, Barbara Willke. For over four decades, Barbara and her husband, 
Dr. John Willke, were an unstoppable force for life. They joined 
together to author books, craft teaching materials, and give lectures 
in 64 countries, all to promote faith and sanctity of life. In 1971, 
they founded Right to Life of Greater Cincinnati, one of the first 
organizations of its kind. This life-loving organization continues to 
thrive in no small part due to their efforts over the years.
  In addition to being a pioneer of the pro-life movement, Barbara was 
a nurse, a mother, a foster parent, a

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grandmother, and devoted wife. She and John would have celebrated their 
65th wedding anniversary this summer. Barbara's influence lives on 
through the lives she touched, especially those she protected. It's my 
honor to be one of the many people who will keep her legacy alive by 
defending our most vulnerable, the unborn, as she did for so many 
years.
  God bless Barbara Willke, and may she rest in peace.

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