[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 142 (Tuesday, September 20, 2016)]
[House]
[Pages H5677-H5678]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    E. MARIE YOUNGBLOOD POST OFFICE

  Mr. JODY B. HICE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules 
and pass the bill (H.R. 5356) to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 14231 TX-150 in Coldspring, Texas, as 
the ``E. Marie Youngblood Post Office''.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                               H.R. 5356

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. E. MARIE YOUNGBLOOD POST OFFICE.

       (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal 
     Service located at 14231 TX-150 in Coldspring, Texas, shall 
     be known and designated as the ``E. Marie Youngblood Post 
     Office''.
       (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
     document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
     facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be 
     a reference to the ``E. Marie Youngblood Post Office''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
Georgia (Mr. Jody B. Hice) and the gentlewoman from the District of 
Columbia (Ms. Norton) each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Georgia.


                             General Leave

  Mr. JODY B. HICE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent 
that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and 
extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the bill under 
consideration.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Georgia?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. JODY B. HICE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as 
I may consume.
  I rise in support of H.R. 5356, introduced by Representative Kevin 
Brady, to designate a post office located in Coldspring, Texas, as the 
E. Marie Youngblood Post Office.
  Eddie ``Marie'' Youngblood worked as a rural letter carrier for the 
U.S. Postal Service in southeast Texas. Mrs. Youngblood's life was 
tragically cut short while serving her community by delivering mail on 
May 17, 2013.
  I look forward to learning more about Mrs. Youngblood from the 
sponsor of the bill, Representative Brady. For now, I urge Members to 
support this bill.
  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  I am pleased to support H.R. 5356, a bill to designate the facility 
of the United States Postal Service located at 14231 TX-150 in 
Coldspring, Texas, as the E. Marie Youngblood Post Office.
  Eddie ``Marie'' Youngblood served as a rural letter carrier and 
worked tirelessly to deliver mail to southeast Texans who would have 
otherwise had to travel many miles. She was well known and loved on her 
route for her friendly nature and willingness to go out of her way to 
serve others.
  Tragically, Marie was shot and killed while on her mail route on May 
17, 2013, leaving behind a husband, two sons, and two grandchildren.
  Mr. Speaker, we should pass this bill to remember Eddie ``Marie'' 
Youngblood and celebrate the lives she touched through her loving 
actions and committed service to the community and to the United States 
Postal Service.
  I urge the passage of H.R. 5356.
  I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. JODY B. HICE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the 
gentleman from Texas (Mr. Brady), the sponsor of the bill, a good 
friend and great leader around here.
  Mr. BRADY of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise to tell you about an amazing 
constituent of mine and my legislation to name the Coldspring, Texas, 
Post Office in her honor.
  A native Texan, Eddie ``Marie'' Youngblood was born in Houston in 
1961. But big city life was not for Marie. When her family moved to 
Shepherd when she was in junior high, she found her calling in small 
town Texas life. While in Shepherd, Marie fell in love with George, the 
man who would become her husband.
  Together, Marie and George raised two wonderful sons, George Jr. and 
Mark, who were blessed with children of their own. Marie relished being 
a grandmother and made a point to spend every moment she could with her 
grandchildren, Kimara and Luke.
  Throughout her life, it was Marie's loving, nurturing personality 
that drew people to her. Whether she was helping clients working at the 
local bank, serving hungry customers soul food at one of her two 
Marie's Diners, or delivering the mail on her rural mail route, she 
always put others first. Her devotion to Pleasant Valley Baptist Church 
and her community was limitless, as was her deep and abiding faith in 
the Lord.
  Through her dedication to the people around her, Marie chose to serve 
as a rural letter carrier. Every day, she loaded her specialized Jeep 
with letters and packages for Texans who otherwise would have had to 
travel many miles just for their mail. Marie was so well known on her 
route, her customers often stopped her just to chat as she made her 
deliveries.
  Tragically, it was on this route she loved and where she was loved 
that her life was cut short. On May 17, 2013, this beloved daughter, 
mother, and grandmother was killed in a senseless act of violence while 
she was simply doing her job.
  Justice has not yet been served, but it is important that Marie's 
life, not her death, define her legacy. While Marie may be gone, her 
legacy lives on through the lives she touched: both of Marie's sons 
work for the Postal Service, and her loving husband George visits her 
grave each and every day to keep the flowers fresh and grave site 
pristine. While she has entered the kingdom of Heaven, her legacy of 
service before self lives on.
  My legislation, H.R. 5356, supported by the entire Texas delegation, 
cements that legacy by naming the post office in Coldspring, Texas, in 
her honor. I cannot think of a more fitting way of honoring Marie's 
life.

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  I humbly ask my colleagues to support naming the Coldspring, Texas, 
Post Office for this public servant who was taken from us far too soon.
  Mr. JODY B. HICE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from 
Texas (Mr. Brady). We all, likewise, hope that justice will be served 
quickly. I thank him for his leadership.
  I urge adoption of this bill.
  I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Jody B. Hice) that the House suspend the 
rules and pass the bill, H.R. 5356.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds being in the affirmative) the 
rules were suspended and the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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