[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 179 (Tuesday, November 13, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1514-E1515]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      IN MEMORY OF LEONA JOHNSTON

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                         HON. DAVID SCHWEIKERT

                               of arizona

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 13, 2018

  Mr. SCHWEIKERT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the memory of Mrs. 
Leona Johnston, a passionate educator, traveler, and dedicated 
political activist in Arizona. Leona devoted 30-plus years of her 
professional life teaching disadvantaged students in South Bend, 
Indiana, before retiring to Fountain Hills, Arizona, where she was 
deeply involved in local political activism in her community and 
throughout our state. She was a member of the Fountain Hills Republican 
Club, and the club named her ``Republican of the Year 2005''. She was 
also highly involved with the Arizona Federation of Republican Women, 
the Paradise Republican Women Club, the National Federation of 
Republican Women, the Arizona Republican Party, and Dodie Londen.

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  To all who knew Leona, may we continue to cherish the memories of her 
wit, laughter, story-telling, love of family and friends, and 
commitment to the Republican Party.
  Leona served as a role model for political activism to better local 
communities. May we continue to honor her memory through our passion 
and service to our communities.

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