[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 189 (Friday, November 30, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H9748]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  HONORING THE LIFE OF CARRIE JOHNSON

  (Mr. RUTHERFORD asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. RUTHERFORD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of Ms. 
Carrie Johnson, a Lincolnville icon who, sadly, passed away earlier 
this week in St. Augustine, Florida.
  Depending on whom you talked to, Ms. Johnson had many different 
names. To some, she was ``St. Augustine's Sweetheart'' or the ``Voice 
of Lincolnville.'' To others, she was simply ``Miss Carrie.'' But to 
all of us, she will always be remembered as an irreplaceable piece of 
our northeast Florida community who truly lived to serve others.
  Born out of her life's creed, ``A mission of love, a message of 
hope,'' she began a foundation for homeless students in St. Johns 
County. She organized annual Christmas caroling to nursing homes, and 
she was even considered an honorary officer by the local police, who 
loved her and who often came to her for guidance.
  She could be seen on any given day riding her ``Lamborghini'' 
tricycle around town, spreading kindness and hope to everyone she met.
  Her passing will leave a hole that can only be filled with the 
countless stories of the people whom she touched.
  I am thankful for her dedication to making the world a better place 
for those around her and grateful that her memory lives on forever. She 
was a mission of love and a message of hope.

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