[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 105 (Friday, June 21, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E817]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 HONORING THE LIFE OF SUE FENLEY MEYERS

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                            HON. BRIAN BABIN

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 21, 2019

  Mr. BABIN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of long-time 
Deer Park resident, Sue Fenley Meyers, who passed away on April 10, 
2019 in Colorado.
  Sue Fenley Meyers was born on May 10, 1938 in Lufkin, Texas. She had 
six brothers and six sisters, two children, three grandchildren, and 21 
nieces and nephews, all of whom she loved dearly. Sue studied drama at 
the University of Southwestern Louisiana in Lafayette and went on to 
act in, direct, write, promote, and produce over 200 theatrical events 
in her lifetime.
  The city officials in Deer Park, Texas have long recognized the 
community's love of theatrical arts. On May 4, 1981, the City hired Sue 
as the full-time Artistic Managing Director of ``The Art Park 
Players.'' Under her leadership the program experienced rapid growth 
and in December 1986 the City opened its current theater facility. 
Sue's legacy is synonymous with the history of The Art Park Players. 
Several of her students have gone on to become professional writers, 
directors, actors, dancers, singers and influential artists to this 
day.
  The thing she loved the most in the world were children. Sue 
established the Mead-Holm Scholarship in 1990, which was awarded 
annually to outstanding Junior Art Park Players students, and the first 
annual Sue Fenley Meyers Scholarships (six in total) were presented 
last month in her memory. Sue's 22-plus years within our community 
reflect a lifetime of achievement through her love for children, 
passion, vision and the importance of arts and arts education in Deer 
Park.
  She retired from the City of Deer Park in 2004 and moved to Colorado, 
where she is survived by her beloved son Jay Meyers and wife Margaret, 
daughter Kelley Meyers-Southern and husband Brent, grandchildren 
Susannah Roberts, Mitchell Meyers, and Johnny Meyers, and her four 
sisters and three brothers.
  Madam Speaker, my condolences remain with the family, theatre family, 
and friends of Sue Fenley Meyers.

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