[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 75 (Monday, May 19, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E765]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  TRIBUTE TO STELLA ``MOTHER'' SANFORD

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                  HON. HENRY C. ``HANK'' JOHNSON, JR.

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, May 19, 2014

  Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I present the following U.S. 
citizen of distinction.
  Whereas, our lives have been touched by the life of this one woman, 
Ms. Stella ``Mother'' Sanford, who gave of herself in order for others 
to stand; and
  Whereas, her dedicated service is present in DeKalb County, Georgia 
for all to see, where she was an unwavering advocate for youth, the 
elderly, the poor and the Civil Rights Community across the Nation; and
  Whereas, this remarkable, positive woman with the beautiful smile 
gave of herself, her time and her talent; never asking for fame or 
fortune but only to uplift those in need; and
  Whereas, she led by example from behind the scenes, as well as front 
and center for the state of Georgia, DeKalb County, the U.S. Department 
of Labor, the Center for Disease Control, the 4th Congressional 
District of Georgia U.S. Service Academies Board, the DeKalb NAACP, 
Communities of America, Inc., her beloved Flat Rock community and her 
beloved Sanford family; and
  Whereas, this virtuous Proverbs 31 woman was a mother, a grandmother, 
a great grandmother, a daughter, a friend, a warrior, a matriarch, and 
a woman of great integrity; and
  Whereas, the U.S. Representative of the Fourth District of Georgia 
has set aside this day to bestow a Congressional recognition on Ms. 
Stella ``Mother'' Sanford for her leadership, friendship and service to 
all of the citizens in Georgia and throughout the Nation; Now 
therefore, I, Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., do hereby attest to the 
113th Congress that Ms. Stella ``Mother'' Sanford of DeKalb County, 
Georgia is deemed worthy and deserving of this ``Congressional 
Honor''--Ms. Stella ``Mother'' Sanford, U.S. Citizen of Distinction in 
the 4th Congressional District of Georgia.
  Proclaimed, this 12th day of May, 2014.

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