[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 9 (Tuesday, January 16, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E45-E46]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF MRS. GLORIA MARGIE BROWN

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                        HON. CEDRIC L. RICHMOND

                              of louisiana

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 16, 2018

  Mr. RICHMOND. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and legacy 
of Mrs. Gloria Margie Brown, a native of New Orleans, Louisiana, who 
passed away on January 4, 2018, at the age of 82.
  Mrs. Brown was the first child born of three children to the late Mr. 
Edward Davis, Sr. and Mrs. Maude B. Davis, in Lobdell, Louisiana. She 
was reared in a Christian home, where both the Catholic and Baptist 
faiths were taught, although the family mostly attended St. Paul 
Catholic Church in Brusly, Louisiana.
  Mrs. Brown's childhood education began at St. Monica School, where 
she met her lifelong

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friend Bessie. Upon graduating the eighth grade she matriculated to 
Walter L. Cohen High School. She was in the second graduating class and 
one of the first majorettes. She was proud of her school and regularly 
participated in many of their functions.
  As a teenager, Mrs. Brown was honored with the title of Miss Lincoln 
Beach. She enjoyed helping others and served as the monitor at the 
``baby pool'' at Leman Park Playground for more than 19 years.
  Mrs. Brown married Mr. Eric Brown and together they raised three 
children--Melvin, Rhonda, and Margie. She supported her children in all 
of their life adventures, from the church house, ball parks, and dance 
recitals.
  We cannot match the sacrifices made by Mrs. Brown, but surely we can 
try to match her sense of service. We cannot match her courage, but we 
can strive to match her devotion.
  Mrs. Brown's survivors include her children, Melvin, Rhonda, and 
Margie; grandchildren AJ, Hass, and Maddi; one great grandson A'Jay; 
her sister Elaine (Jack), her brother Ed, sister-in-law Valentine and 
two god children Karen Lynn and Tommy. She was preceded in death by her 
husband Eric, parents Edward and Maude, grandson Melvin John Eric, 
sister-in-law Annie and nine brothers and sisters-in-law.
  Mr. Speaker, I celebrate the life and legacy of Mrs. Gloria Margie 
Brown--a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, sister, and daughter.

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