[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 128 (Friday, July 28, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1096]
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             REMEMBERING THE LIFE OF DESIREE LANGSTON CARN

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                           HON. MARCY KAPTUR

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 28, 2017

  Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to remember the life of Mrs. 
Desiree Langston Carn, a revered member of our Toledo community. Mrs. 
Carn passed from this life on June 26, 2017 surrounded by her family.
  Desiree Langston Carn graduated from Jesup W. Scott High School in 
1973 and earned her Bachelor's Degree from the Ohio State University 
and a Master's Degree from Bowling Green State University in guidance 
and counseling.
  She served the Toledo community and touched the lives of countless 
students as a Counselor, retiring after 34 years from the Toledo Board 
of Education. Her compassion, her smile, and her words of wisdom guided 
many young people on paths forward.
  Desiree had a beautiful voice which she used in worship at Jerusalem 
Missionary Baptist Church in Toledo. So special was her gift, that a 
citywide musical celebration was held at the church as part of her 
homegoing.
  Desiree leaves to cherish her memory her husband, Ernest Carn, Jr., 
her sons Jamal and Jasyn, her five grandchildren, her mother, Elzena 
Langston, her brother Calvin Thompson, her sister Antoinette Langston, 
and many loving relatives. We offer them our prayers and hope that they 
find comfort in the wonderful memories of what Desiree had meant to 
each of the people who shared in her life.
  Psalm 59: 16-17 sings, ``But as for me, I shall sing of Your 
strength; Yes, I shall joyfully sing of Your loving kindness in the 
morning, For You have been my stronghold and a refuge in the day of my 
distress. O my strength, I will sing praises to You; For God is my 
stronghold, the God who shows me loving kindness.'' Desiree Langston 
Carn shared this message through her angelic voice. Now she joins the 
Angels in song.
  Desiree led a full life and gave so much to all those who knew her. 
Her legacy grows in the wisdom she shared and the hope she inspired in 
the young people she counseled. Her voice still shines as it is carried 
forth.

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