[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 28 (Tuesday, February 11, 2020)]
[House]
[Pages H1022-H1023]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               REMEMBERING THE LIFE OF BILLIE SUE HOGGARD

  (Mr. CRAWFORD asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CRAWFORD. Madam Speaker, I rise today to commemorate the life of 
my close friend Billie Sue Hoggard, who passed away on Sunday evening.
  Billie Sue was a lifelong public servant, a political pioneer, and a 
devout follower of Jesus. She was a nationally board-certified teacher.
  Countless students in my hometown of Jonesboro, Arkansas, across five 
decades and four schools, were blessed to find themselves in her 
classroom.
  She was selected for three international teaching exchanges in China, 
Japan, and Mexico. Her passion for teaching could not be extinguished, 
coming out of a well-deserved retirement just a few years ago to go 
back into the classroom.

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  Her service to the community extended to public office as well. She 
was appointed by Governor Mike Huckabee as justice of the peace on the 
Craighead County Quorum Court and as the commissioner for the Arkansas 
Educational Television Network.
  Under her leadership of the Craighead County GOP, the county flipped 
all legislative seats and well over half of countywide offices. In 
2017, she was awarded the ``Hi, I'm Frank White'' Award, the highest 
distinction given by the Arkansas GOP.
  Billie Sue is survived by her four children and seven grandchildren.
  Madam Speaker, I ask Congress to join me in offering condolences to 
her family and commemorating the life and achievements of an incredible 
leader and servant.
  God bless Billie Sue Hoggard's memory.

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