[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 12 (Monday, January 26, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E109]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    HONORING THE DEDICATED SERVICE OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA'S SUE PARDUE

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                            HON. JEFF MILLER

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, January 26, 2015

  Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, it is with great sadness that I 
rise to recognize the life and legacy of Northwest Florida's beloved 
Sue Pardue. For decades, Sue was a leader and integral part of the 
Northwest Florida community, and she will be missed by all who were 
fortunate to know her.
   Sue married her loving husband of more than 42 years, Alvin, in 
1972, before moving to Pace, Florida, where they started a family and 
became an integral part of the Pace community. While raising her five 
children, Sue also took steps to further her education, receiving 
bachelor's, master's, and PhD degrees from the University of West 
Florida. Sue used her education and kind-hearted nature serving as a 
counselor at many institutions in Northwest Florida, including Pace 
Assembly Ministries, Santa Rosa Correctional Institute, and Pensacola 
Family Care for Youth, amongst many others.
   While raising a family and working as a counselor, Sue also took an 
active role in many community organizations helping to serve the 
community that she loved. Sue was deeply devoted to serving the Lord, 
and she served for many years as head of the Children's Ministries at 
Pace Assembly of God and the Women's Ministries at Pensacola First 
Assembly of God, while also holding a position on the church's board. 
In addition to her service at her church, Sue was deeply involved in 
many other organizations, including: Concerned Citizens for Gifted 
Children, Crisis Line Counseling, RSVP Advisory Board, Red Cross, 
Advisory Board for Children's Home, Advisory Board for Guardian Ad 
Litem, Pace Water System, Family Promise, Pregnancy Resource Center, 
and Santa Rosa County Bond Review Board.
   To some, Sue will be remembered as a devoted servant of Jesus 
Christ, working tirelessly to spread His word at her church and 
throughout Northwest Florida. To others she will be remembered as a 
highly educated, hard-working, and dedicated counselor. To her family 
and friends, she will always be remembered as a loving wife, mother, 
grandmother, and great-grandmother.
   On behalf of the United States Congress, my wife Vicki and I send 
our deepest condolences and prayers to Sue's husband, Alvin; her 
children, Donna, Deniece, Brian, Edwin, and Calvin; her seven 
grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; and the entire Pardue 
family.

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