[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 176 (Wednesday, December 7, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1624]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         HONORING COLLEEN AND RICHARD DAVIS, ANGELS IN ADOPTION

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                         HON. BARBARA COMSTOCK

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 7, 2016

  Mrs. COMSTOCK. Mr. Speaker, it is my great honor to introduce you and 
my colleagues to Colleen and Richard Davis, constituents of mine from 
the Shenandoah Valley in the 10th Congressional District of Virginia 
who have provided extraordinary support for mothers in crisis and their 
children.
  I nominated Colleen and Richard Davis for the Angels in Adoption 
program of the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute this year 
because, even with three children of their own, including one special 
needs adopted child, Colleen and Richard Davis opened their home to two 
infants in need.
  Colleen had been dedicating her time and energy to residents of the 
New Eve Maternity Home in Winchester, Virginia, a home for pregnant 
women in need. At the New Eve home, Colleen met a young woman with twin 
newborn boys who was having difficulty caring for her babies. Colleen 
and Richard generously offered to take the twins into their home and 
care for them until the mother was able to provide a stable home.
  For more than two years now, Colleen and Richard Davis have welcomed 
these two children into their family and have raised them as their own. 
These acts of extraordinary generosity are inspired by a sense of 
loving compassion for their neighbors in need.
  Mr. Speaker, stories of unsung heroes like Colleen and Richard Davis 
are taking place throughout our nation and I ask that we remember with 
gratitude these ``Angels in Adoption'' who are making a significant 
difference in our communities. I ask that my colleagues join me in 
honoring Colleen and Richard Davis, and wishing them all the best in 
their future endeavors.

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