[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 37 (Thursday, February 28, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H2276-H2277]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF RITA SMITH-WADE-EL

  (Mr. SMUCKER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. SMUCKER. Madam Speaker, today, during Black History Month, I rise 
to celebrate Rita Smith-Wade-El, a leader in my community of Lancaster. 
Rita passed away last month, but her impact will be felt in our 
community forever.
  She was a fierce leader on social justice issues and racial equality 
in our community. Her life can best be described as a life of service 
and a life of compassion. She served as a lector, eucharistic minister, 
and social justice

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committee member. She was always trying to lighten the load for others 
and lend a helping hand.
  Rita saw those in need and recognized that if she had the power to 
give, she would, and even if it wasn't in her power, she would try 
anyway.
  Rita was a longtime Millersville University professor of psychology 
and African American studies and founded the school's African American 
studies minor.
  I am very happy to celebrate her life today. We will miss her in our 
community, and we will miss her contributions to our community.

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