[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 78 (Friday, May 10, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E575]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            HONORING THE LIFE OF REV. TAMMY GARRETT-WILLIAMS

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                            HON. JOE NEGUSE

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 10, 2019

  Mr. NEGUSE. Madam Speaker, I rise today, because last month the state 
of Colorado and our nation suffered the tremendous loss of Reverend 
Tammy Garrett-Williams.
   Reverend Garrett-Williams was a civil rights activist whose 
ceaseless pursuit of justice for every member of our society made her a 
hero and icon in Denver and across Colorado.
   Reverend Garrett-Williams spent her life fighting for criminal 
justice reform. She was a leader of the National Association for the 
Advancement of Colored People, Vice-President for Political Affairs for 
the Greater Metro Denver Ministerial Alliance, and founder of the Above 
Waters Project which works with inmates and former inmates to help them 
reintegrate into society after incarceration.
   Throughout her life, Reverend Garrett-Williams put herself forward 
as a beacon of hope for her community; an exemplar of all the good that 
can come through the pursuit of justice, and fairness, and wholehearted 
dedication to the progress of our society--a progress which she fought 
to ensure left no one behind. She demonstrated a commitment to her 
community that placed her on the front lines of change, and she never 
shied from the challenges we face, instead insisting on lifting others 
with her as she climbed.
   I send my prayers to the Reverend's mother, two sons and 
granddaughter.
   May Rev. Tammy Garrett-Williams' life inspire those of us who remain 
to stand and fight, as she always did, for a society of hope, 
possibility, and prosperity.

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