[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 154 (Tuesday, September 24, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1201]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   IN RECOGNITION OF HELEN BLACKWELL

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                           HON. MARK MEADOWS

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 24, 2019

  Mr. MEADOWS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and 
service of Helen Blackwell. Mrs. Blackwell was a tireless champion for 
conservative principles.
  Mrs. Blackwell served as the Virginia State Chairman of Phyllis 
Schlafly's Eagle Forum for 25 years. She was also the director of the 
Virginia Conservative Alliance and the Voting Integrity Project, of 
which she was the original chairman. A dedicated political activist, 
Mrs. Blackwell was elected chairman of the Arlington County, Virginia 
Republican Committee three times and was the Republican captain of the 
Lyon Village precinct in Arlington for 41 years. She served on the 
State Central Committee of the Republican Party of Virginia and was a 
Delegate from Virginia to the 2008 Republican National Convention.
  Mrs. Blackwell was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She attended one 
year at Randolph-Macon Womans College and received her B.A. in History 
of Art and M.B.A. from Louisiana State University, where she was the 
co-founder and secretary of Students for Conservative Government. She 
was a volunteer docent for many years at the National Gallery of Art.
  Since 1972, Mrs. Blackwell resided with her family in Arlington, 
Virginia. She was a beloved wife, mother, and grandmother who lived out 
her conservative principles every day of her life. Mrs. Blackwell was 
an active member of Columbia Baptist Church in Falls Church and the 
Eleanor Wilson Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
  Her activism has left an indelible impact on the conservative 
movement, and she leaves a legacy of dedication, kindness, and boldness 
for years to come. Helen Blackwell will be dearly missed by many in 
this Chamber.

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