[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 186 (Tuesday, November 27, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1561]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO NANCY BENNETT

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                            HON. TODD ROKITA

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 27, 2018

  Mr. ROKITA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Nancy Bennett, who 
recently passed away. Nancy was a beloved member of the Hendricks 
County, Indiana community. Nancy loved music and dedicated her life to 
teaching. She taught for 38 years, filling the lives of thousands of 
students with a love and passion for music.
  Nancy taught English and music for the Anderson Public School System, 
she also taught at Indianapolis Public School, and at Ben Davis High 
School in Indianapolis. Nancy finished her teaching career at Brentwood 
Elementary School, in Plainfield, Indiana, teaching music to 
Kindergarten through 6th Grade students.
  Nancy was very involved at the Plainfield Christian Church where she 
directed both the Choir and the Hand Bell Choir for eight years. She 
also shared her passion for music with the community by leading the 
Hendricks Country Chapter of the Purdue Women's Glee Club.
  More than music, Nancy loved her family. While attending Anderson 
College to receive her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music Education, she 
met her husband, Alfred. They were married for sixty-one amazing years, 
and had four incredible children, Wesley, Lisa, Doug, and Beckie. Nancy 
was an amazing grandmother and great-grandmother to her ten 
grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
  On a personal level, I knew Nancy for many years. Nancy was always 
the person who waited for me in the back of the room after I finished 
speaking. On the way out, she would always give me her thoughts, 
feedback, and motherly scolding if I needed it! She did the same for 
many. Her husband Al, another longtime friend of mine, was always with 
her. He will have the most difficult time with all of this. I ask the 
Hendricks County community to come around Al, their son and friend of 
mine Wes Bennett, and the whole Bennett family at this time.