[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 140 (Friday, August 30, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1086]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      IN MEMORY OF CYNTHIA MEADOW

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                          HON. JERROLD NADLER

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, August 30, 2019

  Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker, I rise to offer my most sincere 
condolences to the family and friends of Cynthia K. Watkins Meadow, who 
passed away on April 25, 2019. Cynthia was a long-time congressional 
staffer and dedicated public servant.
  Cynthia was born in Fort Smith, Arkansas, on July 27, 1941. She 
graduated from Fort Smith High School, attended Fort Smith Junior 
College, and graduated from Baylor University in 1964. Cynthia went on 
to obtain her law degree from Catholic University, attending night 
school while working as a congressional staffer.
  Cynthia's 30-year career on Capitol Hill began on the staff of U.S. 
Senator Ralph Yarborough and culminated on the House Judiciary 
Committee under Chairman Jack Brooks, where she rose to become Chief 
Counsel of the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law. She also 
served on the professional staff of the House Government Operations 
Committee's Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.
  One of the more important bills Cynthia worked on for the Judiciary 
Committee was the Americans with Disabilities Act. Cynthia helped then-
Chairman Brooks use sign language during hearings and markups on the 
legislation, for the benefit of members of the public who were hearing 
impaired. To show his appreciation, Chairman Brooks sent Cynthia a 
floral arrangement afterwards. As she told her co-workers, she was 
quite surprised and delighted by his gesture.
  Following her retirement from Capitol Hill in January 1995, Cynthia 
attended and graduated from the Baptist Seminary in Richmond, Virginia. 
Continuing her lifelong dedication to helping others, she served as an 
ordained Deacon at University Baptist Church in College Park, Maryland.
  Cynthia is survived by her husband Joseph F. Meadow and her son 
Michael Joseph, who works for the Architect of the Capitol, as well as 
her sisters, Sandy and Gloria, and many in-laws, nephews, and nieces.
  Cynthia's good work and deeds will long be remembered by her many 
friends on Capitol Hill, in the Washington area, and around the Nation.

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