[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 176 (Friday, November 2, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1487]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO ELLA MAE WRIGHT

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                        HON. JOHN J. DUNCAN, JR.

                              of tennessee

                  in the house of representatives

                        Friday, November 2, 2018

  Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee. Mr. Speaker, Ella Mae Wright passed away in 
Knoxville, Tennessee on September 27th, at the age of 101. She was a 
great wife, mother, business woman, and all-around good citizen of the 
type that has made this country great.
  Mrs. Wright and her husband J.B. were married for 67 years. They 
founded Wright's Cafeteria which still today is one of Knoxville's most 
popular eating establishments. It was once described in a Knoxville 
newspaper as my ``favorite restaurant.''
  Mrs. Wright's pride and joy were her three children, David, Janice, 
and Calvin, and her seven grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren.
  She could often be found in the Cafeteria, greeting customers, most 
of whom she considered as longtime friends. She was always smiling and 
offering encouraging words to everyone.
  During her 101 years, she lived her Christian faith every day and 
touched thousands of lives in good and positive ways. This Country is a 
better place today because of the life Ella Mae Wright led.
  I wanted my colleagues and others to know about this good woman and 
great American.

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