[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 60 (Monday, April 8, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H3118-H3119]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          CONGRATULATING CHRISTENE MOSS ON 29 YEARS OF SERVICE

  (Mr. VEASEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. VEASEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Christene Moss 
for 29 years of dedicated service to our community as a trustee on the 
Fort Worth Independent School District Board of Education.
  Christene has dedicated her time on the board to improving children's 
literacy by working with parents and teachers to close the achievement 
gap and pushing to create a facility for homeless students.
  Christene, who is from Lake Como, Texas, now living in Carver Heights 
in the Stop Six community, spearheaded projects for the board of 
education, including creating the Fort Worth ISD's first community 
forum and working to reinstate music and art programs into the school 
curriculum.
  In 2013, she also made history becoming the board's first Black 
president. For years, Christene has been an active member of the Texas 
Caucus of Black School Board Members where she served as president and 
helped to mentor the next generation of Black leaders.
  Her passion for the community will be enshrined in our neighborhood 
through the children's library, and elementary school named in her 
honor.
  We will miss Christene's service on the board, but we are very 
grateful for her decades of service and the legacy that she has left 
behind for students in Fort Worth.
  We wish her the very best as she moves on to the next chapter in her 
life.

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