[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 180 (Friday, December 11, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1775]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





            IN COMMEMORATION OF IVADALE MARIE FOULKS FOSTER

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                           HON. JOHN SHIMKUS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, December 11, 2015

  Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the memory of a truly 
remarkable woman. Ivadale Foster passed away on November 14 in her 
hometown of Danville, Illinois, at the age of 93. Mrs. Foster was a 
pillar of the community, who dedicated her life to helping others. Her 
list of accomplishments and memberships on various community 
organizations is extraordinary. In 1964 Mrs. Foster was recognized as 
one of Danville's outstanding women and was named volunteer of the year 
in 1993. She was the first and only African American woman to serve on 
the Vermilion County Board, a position she held for three decades. She 
was active in the Laura Lee Fellowship House, American Legion Post 736 
Auxiliary, and the Danville Public Schools, to name just a few of the 
organizations on which she served.
   Her list of accomplishments could fill pages, and because of that 
record of service, the City of Danville and Vermilion County has lost a 
leader, a trailblazer, and an icon. Ivadale Foster embodied what is 
good and just in America, and her legacy of community service will 
touch future generations.
   My sincere condolences go out to the family of Mrs. Foster, as we 
all mourn her passing.

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