[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 96 (Monday, July 8, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H4189]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 A TRIBUTE TO A COMMUNITY LEADER, A MOTHER, A GRANDMOTHER, AND A TEXAS 
                           WOMAN--BEV CARTER

  (Mr. OLSON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. OLSON. Mr. Speaker, we lost an icon back home this past 
Saturday--Bev Carter.
  Every Thursday, Bev's paper, the Fort Bend Star, would be laying in 
my driveway. Usually, on page 3, Bev had a weekly column called ``Bev's 
Burner,'' in which she would light a fire under a public official with 
whom she disagreed. Occasionally, I was one of those public officials, 
but I enjoyed and respected Bev because we shared and still share a 
common bond--we both love Sugar Land; we both love Fort Bend County; 
and we both love the great State of Texas.
  As we say in the Navy, Bravo Zulu, Bev. May you enjoy the peace 
you've earned.

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