[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 186 (Wednesday, November 20, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H9063-H9064]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF COACH MARVIN KEELEN

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Louisiana (Mr. Richmond) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. RICHMOND. Mr. Speaker, today I rise with a heavy heart to 
acknowledge the life and legacy of Coach Marvin Keelen. Coach Keelen 
coached at Goretti Playground in New Orleans, Louisiana.
  I met Coach Marvin probably when I was about 13 years old; and he 
started me out as a bookkeeper at the playground keeping score. Then I 
went on to be an umpire; then I went on to be a coach.
  Coach Marvin passed away this weekend, but over his 34 years of 
coaching at Goretti Playground, he has touched the lives of so many 
young men. We have a Capitol Police officer here that Coach Marvin 
coached. We have myself and countless others that his direction, his 
mentorship provided a real pathway for a lot of our young men.
  The other thing I would say about Coach Marvin is his family followed 
in his footsteps. Just two weekends ago, his younger son, Nick, won his 
first city championship. His other son, Marvin, won a couple of city 
championships, and Coach Marvin won about seven.
  But it wasn't just about competing. It was taking our young kids and 
making sure that they understood their potential to be whatever they 
wanted to be, that they could be champions if they wanted to be, that 
they could actually be U.S. Congressmen.
  So I just want to extend my condolences to his wife Jennifer Keelen; 
his daughter Nikki; his son, Nick; and his other son, Marvin, to let 
them know that their father has heard those words: ``Well done, my good 
and faithful servant.''


   Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Judge Angelique ``Angie'' Reed

  Mr. RICHMOND. Mr. Speaker, I rise to celebrate the life and legacy of 
Judge Angelique ``Angie'' Reed, who passed in the city of New Orleans.
  Judge Reed was the quintessential judge. She was fair, but she was 
firm. She expected the best out of lawyers in front of her, and she 
demanded nothing less.
  She was a proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, 
and, in honor of her, I am wearing my pink tie today. She was also a 
faithful member of Jack and Jill, that provides mentorship to children 
and communities all across the country, and she was a faithful member 
of the New Orleans Chapter of The Links.
  Let me just say that her membership in all of these organizations 
really highlighted her love for New Orleans.
  On the national level, she was a member of the Judicial Council of 
the National Bar Association, even co-chairing the event in New 
Orleans.
  I first met Judge Angie Reed when she was just a young lawyer in the 
City Attorney's Office and I was a law clerk trying to find my way 
around. She took me under her wing and taught me life lessons that I 
would never forget about the practice of law: that it was not about 
trying to make money; it was not about you, but it was about your 
client; it was about making a difference; it was about righting a 
wrong.
  Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in his speech, ``Give Us the Ballot,'' 
proclaimed that, if you give us the ballot in the South, we will elect 
judges and put judges on the bench that will love mercy and do justice. 
Judge Angelique Reed did just that, and she did it better than anyone 
else.
  She leaves behind her daughter, Giana Warren.

[[Page H9064]]

  And I would just say that the New Orleans community is better off 
because Angie Reed passed our way, and she will be sorely missed.
  She also will hear those words: ``Judge Reed, well done, my good and 
faithful servant.''

                          ____________________