[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 128 (Friday, July 28, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1083]
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             MEMORIAL TRIBUTE TO KATHERINE JENNINGS MOXHAM

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                          HON. CHELLIE PINGREE

                                of maine

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 28, 2017

  Ms. PINGREE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the memory of 
Katherine Jennings Moxham who passed away on July 7, 2017.
  Katherine Jennings ``Kate'' Moxham, 46, a resident of Kennebunk, 
Maine, died Friday, July 7, 2017 at Maine Medical Center in Portland 
from injuries received in an accident while riding a bike from home to 
the town library. She was an advocate for education, literature, 
science, the environment and personal rights, regardless of race, 
gender or sexual orientation.
  Kate was born May 5, 1971 in Kingston, PA, the daughter of Donald 
Bryden Jennings and Freda Ann Lockyer Jennings, and is a graduate of 
Merrimack College in North Andover, MA with a BA degree in history.
  Kate was constantly seeking knowledge and educating. She loved 
reading, had a huge passion for libraries and learning, and was a 
constant advocate for both. She was vocal about what she stood for and 
fought for what she believed in. Having been awakened more recently (as 
she put it), Kate participated in the recent march for Women in 
Washington, DC, and in the March for Science in Boston.
  Bringing people together to make connections and develop 
relationships, within her family, her wide circle of friends and her 
community was a hugely important part of her life. She was always the 
brightest light in the room wherever she was. Her laugh was infectious 
and her wit kept others in stitches. And her heart was as big as could 
be. She would help others without them needing to ask on a daily basis. 
And if they asked, she was right there.
  One of Kate's passions was literature, and getting kids within her 
realm to pick up on that passion in any way she could. She was a 
volunteer at the Kennebunk Free Library, and served on its board of 
Trustees, including a term as board chair. Kate worked as librarian in 
the Kennebunk School System, at the Sea Road School library and also 
the Mildred L. Day School Library; created summer reading lists for all 
students from elementary grades through junior high, and created 
personal lists for students she knew so they would be challenged, 
intrigued, and enjoy the fun of a good book.
  First and foremost was Kate's love of her immediate family--husband 
Todd of 17 years, and sons Tyler (15) and Riley (13). She was a 
tireless advocate for Tyler and Riley in the school system and in life. 
She loved to travel and show them new places and things to expand their 
minds, and to show them how to live in a community, taking care of 
others. She was planning to go next spring on a service trip with Tyler 
to Mississippi with a team from South Congregational Church.
  Survivors include her husband Todd Moxham, two sons Tyler Moxham and 
Riley Moxham, all of Kennebunk, Maine.

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