[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 79 (Wednesday, May 18, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E737]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          IN REMEMBRANCE OF MINISTER ASENATH KATHERINE TALLEY

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                          HON. ROBERT A. BRADY

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 18, 2016

  Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in remembrance 
of Minister Asenath Katherine Talley of Philadelphia, who passed away 
last Wednesday.
  Asenath Katherine Brown, known affectionately as Sennie, was born in 
Philadelphia on June 10th, 1942. The youngest of Benjamin and Hattie 
Brown's eight children, Asenath was involved in the church from an 
early age. She was a member of the Baptist Young People's Union, Sunday 
school, and the junior choir at Enon Baptist Church. Her family and 
friends often said that singing in the choir was one of her greatest 
joys as a child.
  Asenath devoted her life to serving others long before she was 
ordained. She could frequently be seen preaching on the streets, 
prisons, and shelters of Philadelphia and Camden. Her compassion for 
the less fortunate was without peer, and her involvement in her 
community only grew after she became an ordained minister in 2000. A 
natural-born teacher, Asenath taught at Sunday school, Vacation Bible 
School, and New Life Bible School. Of course, she never stopped singing 
in the choir.
  Preceded in death by her husband Leonard M. Talley, Asenath is 
survived by three children, five grandchildren, four great-
grandchildren, as well as nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends beyond 
count. She left behind a legacy of love and compassion that will endure 
through every life she touched.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that you and my other distinguished colleagues 
join me in honoring the life and memory of Minister Asenath Talley.

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