[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 104 (Thursday, June 20, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E808]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       IN RECOGNITION OF THE LIFE OF CONSUELLO ``CONNIE'' HARPER

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                            HON. MIKE ROGERS

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 20, 2019

  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Madam Speaker, I ask for the House's attention 
to recognize the life of Mrs. Consuello ``Connie'' Harper.
  Mrs. Harper, former president and CEO of Central Alabama 
Opportunities Industrialization Center, passed away on June 17, 2019.
  The program has helped train and equip low-to-moderate income 
families in Central Alabama since 1968. Mrs. Harper's nationally 
recognized self-help programs included providing women with non-
traditional training in highway construction and young adults with Job 
Readiness Training.
  Mrs. Harper's daughter, Sylvia Harper, and grandson, Retired Army 
Special Forces ``Green Beret'' Lieutenant Colonel Kali McMurray, will 
continue OIC's work.
  Mrs. Harper also worked as an educator in Macon County and served on 
the Macon County School Board. Her husband, Socrates Harper, is a 
retired educator and previously served as District County Commissioner 
for Macon County.
  She was a lifelong resident of the Tysonville community in Macon 
County.
  Madam Speaker, please join me in commemorating the life of Mrs. 
Harper.

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